Qutlugh Terkan Khatun of Kirman
In what could be a tale from the Arabian Nights, a girl grows up in thirteenth century Persia to be so desirable that she is kidnapped several times for her beauty. She finds refuge at last in the arms of a prince, who marries her and makes her a princess. With him she rules a nation and is so wise that, on his death, the people ask her to continue as their sovereign. But at the end of her long reign, she is remembered above all for her kindness and compassion. This book brings to life the story of Qutlugh Terkan Khatun, a real and remarkable princess who brought her people a golden age of peace and prosperity.Richly illustrated and narrated…
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Weitere Autoren: Nguyen, Albert (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-0-9845098-3-6
- EAN: 9780984509836
- Produktnummer: 16125631
- Verlag: Goosebottom Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 24 S.
- Masse: H26.9 cm x B22.9 cm x D0.8 cm 363 g
- Gewicht: 363
- Sonstiges: Ab 9 - 13 J.
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Shirin Yim Bridges' first book, Ruby's Wish, was a Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book and won the Ezra Jack Keats award. It is on several state reading lists, has been translated into seven languages, and is now in its eleventh edition. The Umbrella Queen made TIME/CNN's Top 10 Lists and was also named a Best Children's Book by the Bank Street College of Education. Horrible Hauntings won an IRA/CBC Children's Choices Award. Mary Wrightly So Politely launched in April 2013 to starred reviews in both Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. To date, every book that Shirin has written or published has achieved national acclaim.Responsible for the pen-and-watercolor illustrations that bring our princesses to life, Albert Nguyen received his MFA from the Academy of Art in 2006. He grew up in Minnesota before moving to San Francisco. In addition to being fond of drawing, painting, comics, and cartoons, Albert has a special affection for chubby animals.The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses are his first children's books.
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