Cleopatra: The Story of the Beautiful Egyptian Queen
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Overview
Cleopatra is an iconic figure and one of the most powerful women in
history. The last pharaoh of Egypt, and often depicted as a great
beauty, she was renowned for her liaisons with the world’s most
powerful men, including Gaius Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. This
fictional retelling of her life is a dramatic and thrilling story.
Lives in Action is a series of
narrative biographies that recount the lives of some of the key figures
in history. Page-turning, thrilling plots that read like fiction will
keep the most reluctant reader hooked.
Cleopatra, the last pharoah of Egypt, is one of the most famous and
powerful women in history. This narrative biography gets deep into the
gripping and dramatic chain
of events.
Presentation of history in narrative form makes Lives in Action an accessible and appealing biography series.
Exciting, well-written text by an established and respected author.
Perfect for cross-curricular teaching.
Biography is studied at KS2. Ancient Egypt is an important KS2 history topic.
a dramatic, thrilling story that I was eager to finish...With a style reminiscent of Philippa Gregory, this book makes the perfect introduction to the ‘faction’ genre. It would make an excellent choice for group or guided reading while studying ancient Egypt.
- Title: Cleopatra: The Story of the Beautiful Egyptian Queen
- Author: Valerie Wilding
- Series: Lives in Action
- Publisher: A&C Black Childrens & Educational
- Print Publication Date: 2013
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 128
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781408163689, 9781408124505, 1408124505, 1408163683
- Resource ID: LLS:9781408163689
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T09:54:15Z
Valerie Wilding is an established writer of historical fiction and non fiction. She is a regular contributor to Scholastic's My Story series (Highway Girl, Road to War, Bloody Tower, To Kill a Queen) and Boudicca and her Barmy Army was published in their Dead Famous series. Her own series, The Princess Files, about real princesses, was published by OUP.