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Cleopatra: Discover the World of Cleopatra Through the Diary of Her Handmaiden, Nefret (Hardcover)

by Adele Geras (Author), Mark Robertson (Illustrator)
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  • Hardcover: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Kingfisher Books Ltd (1 Oct 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753413590
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753413593
  • Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 25.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 420,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Nicolette Jones, Children's Book Reviewer, Sunday Times
"A lively approach to the story of Cleopatra, through the eyes of a young Egyptian girl with whom modern children can easily identify."

Dinah Hall, Children's Book Reviewer, Sunday Telegraph
"No child could fail to be enchanted by Adèle Geras's Cleopatra, brought so vividly, yet accessibly, to life. Historical detail is effortlessly conveyed through the story format..."

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5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely way to interest junior age readers in this fascinating ancient culture. , 16 Feb 2008
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This is a great introduction to the ancient world: a fictionalized biography of Cleopatra with a wonderfully enticing cover set with `real jewels. How could any little girl resist such a treasure?
The story tells the life of an Egyptian Queen through the eyes of her ten-year old maid, Nefret. It's smashing from about age seven because a child can relate easily to Nefret and to some extent them feel that they're experiencing the life of their ancient counterpart. As well as general flavour of life and culture from Ancient Egypt, her journal gives child-friendly coverage of some of the less tasteful incidents in ancient history, telling of events in the royal palace, Cleopatra's marriages and liaisons with the Romans, first Caesar and then Marc Anthony. The pages are rich with appropriately papyrus/sandy coloured pictures which are realistic enough to give a flavour of Egypt yet are suffused with light humour.
As well as the diary (about two-thirds of the book), there's additional general information on what happened next, childhood in ancient Egypt, Cleopatra's family tree, the river Nile etc. as well as a timeline and maps. This is written at the same level as the rest of the book - easy to read through, rather than a myriad of heavy facts.
In all, a very well-put together package to give a young reader a snapshot of Egypt's past.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An ancient Egyptian feast!, 11 Aug 2008
Adele Geras has written lots of great books for children and adults. I've just been reading her illustrated story book Cleopatra. It's a feast of words and images about the last of the Pharaohs and her Roman lovers and enemies, as told by her handmaiden Nefret. I couldn't put it down! Recommended for anyone who's fascinated by pyramids and mummies. Aren't we all?
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