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Queen Elizabeth I of England

2009
This book describes the life of Elizabeth Tudor, the queen of England from 1558 to 1603, who overcame her early tragedies to become the beloved Good Queen Bess.

Diana, princess of Wales

2009
Describes the wedding of Lady Diana Frances Spencer to England's Prince Charles in 1981, discusses her life and popularity as a princess, and looks at her accomplishments after her divorce from Charles in 1996, and her tragic death in a car accident.

You wouldn't want to be a World War II pilot!

air battles you might not survive
2010
Includes index, brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depicting life as a World War Two pilot.

The good lion

2005
Presents the author's first-hand account childhood in Kenya when she was attacked by a lion that her neighbors kept as a pet.

Queen Elizabeth II

monarch of our times
2002
Portrays the daily life of Queen Elizabeth, from her childhood as niece of the crown prince to her response to Princess Diana's death, and looks at the prospects for the future of the monarchy.

The Queen's progress

an Elizabethan alphabet
2005
Uses the letters of the alphabet to provide an account of Queen Elizabeth's annual holiday, known as a "royal progress.".

Elizabeth I

the life of England's Renaissance queen
2005
Presents a graphic biography of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and chronicles her rise to power in 1558, the royal House of Tudor, and the passing of the English throne to the Stuarts in 1603.

Prince William

1999
A simple biography of the popular English prince, whose happiness was tempered with the divorce of his parents and then by the death of his mother.

Francis Drake

1992
Describes the life and adventures of the seaman who was the first Englishman to sail around the world.

Beatrix Potter

1995
Presents a short biography of nineteenth-century England author, Helen Beatrix Potter, and describes her lonely childhood, love of drawing, and how she came about to write her famous story of Peter Rabbit.

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