The great and the terrible : the world's most glorious and notorious rulers and how they got their names /
O'Sullivan, Joanne,
The great and the terrible : the world's most glorious and notorious rulers and how they got their names / World's most glorious and notorious rulers and how they got their names Joanne O'Sullivan ; illustrated by Udayana Lugo. - First edition. - 168 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes index.
"We've heard of Alexander the Great. We've heard of Ivan the Terrible. But what was so Great about Alexander? What was so Terrible about Ivan? Spanning centuries of history in a culturally diverse framework--from ancient India to nineteenth-century Hawaii, and with a balanced focus on notorious women rulers as well as male, The Great and the Terrible takes a humorous look at some of the most glorious and notorious figures in history through the lens of the nicknames by [which] they're remembered"--Amazon.com.
For middle grade readers.
0762496614 9780762496617
Kings and rulers--History--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
The great and the terrible : the world's most glorious and notorious rulers and how they got their names / World's most glorious and notorious rulers and how they got their names Joanne O'Sullivan ; illustrated by Udayana Lugo. - First edition. - 168 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes index.
"We've heard of Alexander the Great. We've heard of Ivan the Terrible. But what was so Great about Alexander? What was so Terrible about Ivan? Spanning centuries of history in a culturally diverse framework--from ancient India to nineteenth-century Hawaii, and with a balanced focus on notorious women rulers as well as male, The Great and the Terrible takes a humorous look at some of the most glorious and notorious figures in history through the lens of the nicknames by [which] they're remembered"--Amazon.com.
For middle grade readers.
0762496614 9780762496617
Kings and rulers--History--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.