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Hatshepsut of Egypt, by Shirin Yim Bridges ; illustrated by Albert Nguyen

eng

individual biography

illustrations

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non fiction

Hatshepsut of Egypt

by Shirin Yim Bridges ; illustrated by Albert Nguyen

Thinking girl's treasury of real princesses

HISTORY & THE PAST: GENERAL INTEREST (CHILDREN'S/YA). Bringing to life the story of a woman who boldly declared herself Pharaoh, this book tells of Hatshepsut, who lived in ancient Egypt. When explorers first chipped a hole through a wall and shined a light into Tutankhamun's tomb, everything it touched glinted with gold and gleamed with silver. The boy-king so surrounded by this treasure would become one of the most famous names in history. But the less-famous princess Hatshepsut had accumulated much of the wealth that was buried in the tomb. Answering such questions as How did she make Egypt so rich? And how did she come to be buried, like Tutankhamun, in the Valley of the Kings, this book also has sections on the clothes Hatshepsut wore, the foods she ate, and why she is remembered today. Ages 9+

juvenile