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Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Travel back to ancient Egypt, visit the great pyramids, read about Cleopatra's life, and learn about mummies! Young readers can explore the amazing world of ancient Egypt in this Level 1, 2, and 3 reader collection that contains Ancient Egypt (Level 3), Cleopatra (Level 3), Mummies (Level 2), and Pyramids (Level 1). Fascinating information about ancient history is accompanied by striking photographs that pique kids' curiosity and inspire them to...
Author
Publisher
HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"One of Italy's most revered cultural figures reconstructs the extraordinary life of the legendary Cleopatra at the height of her power in this epic story of passion, intrigue, betrayal, and war. Our world today would not be the same without Cleopatra. While she is one of the most famous figures in history, the legendary Egyptian queen remains, in many ways, an enigma. In this mesmerizing history, Alberto Angela offers a fresh and dynamic portrait...
3) Cleopatra
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2020].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to Cleopatra and how she became a shero and one of the most famous female rulers of all time" --www.abdobooks.com
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Her palace shimmered with onyx, garnets, and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Above all else, Cleopatra was a shrewd strategist and an ingenious negotiator. Though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. She was married twice, each...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2011], c2008
Language
English
Description
Fletcher draws on overlooked detail and the latest research to reveal Cleopatra, from her first meeting with Julius Caesar to her legendary death by snakebite. Provides many details about her massive library, infamous banquets, her use of fashion and style, and more.
Author
Series
Fall of Egypt volume 1
Language
English
Description
The only way to survive her dynasty is to rule it.Abandoned by her beloved older sister, Cleopatra, and an indifferent father, Arsinoe, a young Egyptian princess must fight for survival in the bloodthirsty royal court after her half-sister Berenice seizes power.But despite using her quick wits to win Berenice's favour, Arsinoe struggles to establish herself in an uncertain new world, one that carries her from the conspiratorial dangers of the palace...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In this magnificent history, Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, to reveal Ancient Egypt in all its complexity--from the brutality and repression that lay behind the appearance of its unchanging monarchy to its extraordinary architectural and cultural achievements.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Jack and his younger sister take a trip in their tree house back to ancient Egypt, where they help a queen's mummy continue her voyage to the Next Life.
Author
Series
Julius Zebra volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The third title in Gary Northfield's exciting, action-packed and hysterically funny series brimming with entertaining Roman and Egyptian facts. After being shipwrecked on the shores of Egypt and mistaken for a Horse God, Julius can't believe his luck! Soon he and his bedraggled friends will be living it up in the city of Alexandria; preened and pampered like gods. Then a fancy boat procession will take them down the River Nile to Giza where, of course,...
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Along a narrow strip of fertile land bordering the mighty Nile River, the ancient Egyptians fashioned a complex, successful civilization that endured for more than three millennia. Through thoughtful narrative supported by fully documented quotes this title begins with A Brief History of Ancient Egypt and then examines these questions: How Did the Nile River Make Egyptian Civilization Possible? How Did an Agrarian Society Build One of the World s...
15) Death of an eye
Author
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Language
English
Description
Alexandria, 47BCE: Cleopatra shares the throne with her brother Ptolemy under the auspices of Julius Caesar, by whom Cleopatra is heavily pregnant with child. A shipment of new coin meant to reset the shaky Egyptian economy has been stolen, the Queen's Eye has been murdered and Queen Cleopatra turns to childhood friend Tetisheri to find the missing shipment and bring the murderer to justice.
19) Theft of an idol
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Cleopatra's most beloved actress disappears, her new Eye of Isis must solve a case that will lead to the darkest corners of Alexandria"--
Author
Series
Masters of Rome volume 6
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A novel of the final days of the Roman Republic explores the love affair between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, the assassination of Caesar, and the struggle for power that leads to the rise of the Roman Empire.