She was nice to mice: The other side of Elizabeth I's character never before revealed by previous historians [Hardcover]

Ally Sheedy (Author)

Book Description

The memoirs of a literary mouse living at the court of Elizabeth I reveal the public and private life of the Queen and her courtiers.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 95 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill (1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070565163
• ISBN-13: 978-0070565166
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,735,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, February 20, 2000

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This review is from: She was nice to mice: The other side of Elizabeth I's character never before revealed by previous historians (Hardcover)

From a mouse-eye point of view, tales are told of fun and folic in Queen Elizabeth I's court. It seems that Queen Elizabeth had a liking for mice, hence the mice's fascinating involvement in the court. This book is a wonderful read for all ages, a splendidly vivid, magificantly creative endeavor. The drawings are delightful and the prose is fluid, witty and wry. Sheedy is brilliant; the book is perfect. "She Was Nice To Mice" is a majorly enjoyable book that should be a classic along the lines with with Stuart Little.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Kids Book, January 10, 2000

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Polarbyte (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: She was nice to mice: The other side of Elizabeth I's character never before revealed by previous historians (Hardcover)

I read this book when i was 14. I found out that Ally was only a child herself when she wrote it and that alone encouraged me to write. I think this is a great influence to use with children to let them realize that they can do some things just like adults, and get paid for it if they just put their imagination to work. I've since forgotten most of the book, i remember it was a bit beyond my comprehension at the time. But i do remember i enjoyed it.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "She Was Nice to Mice", January 3, 2000

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Olivia Tomczak (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: She Was Nice to Mice: The Other Side of Elizabeth I's Character Never Before Revealed by Previous Historians (Hardcover)

This a book about England's glory days and one of the few women who ruled England alone. It also tells a story of the mice who lived in the palace and witnessed all that went on inside. It begins with a mouse who lives in a house near Buckingham Palace. She recieves an old diary of one of her ancestors, who lived during the rein of Elizabeth the First. The story tells of Elizabeths's life and the political situation at the time, and also of the way she protected the mice who lived in the palace. The story has some twists, and also details the lifestyles of the court. I would reccomend this book if you like children's fiction, have an eye for detail, and enjoy stories of the Middle Ages.