Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Storyline cleopatra is still a young teenager, the daughter of the pharoah, and living a privileged life in her fathers elegant palace in egypt. My royal story is a series for older children that are some re prints of the royal diaries and some of the girls my story. I wish it was longer and more details from the books. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. This book is one of the best royal diaries written. Daughter of the nile discussion guide a discussion guide to cleopatra vii. This lot includes the following titles elizabeth i, red rose of the house of tudor england, 1544. While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelveyearold cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to. While some may be disappointed with the portrayal of ethnicity in this book, i would point out that the book seeks to give an impression of life for a royal in the. A key feature for young girls in the 90s at the scholastic book fair was the dear america my name is america my america and royal diaries. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the royal diaries anytime, anywhere.
If you grew up in the 2000s, you probably read the royal diaries books. A grown up book recommendation for all your favorite historical princesses. There was action and excitement, trading of the country and new alliances, death and births. The book continues along at a swift pace from cleopatras escape to rome with her father, to her account of staying a seaside villa, to their triumphant return to alexandria. Its a basic overview of the stories and super short but. Cleopatra is a very well written book, and i would definitely recommend and read this book again. It was adapted into a television film by hbo in 2000. Your final book is more of an aristocratic biography than a royal one. The girl who chased away sorrow, a light in the storm, my nam. In the book, cleopatra mentions that king ptolemy dislikes his slaves marrying, but later he turns a blind eye when he sees puzo and neva together. Established dear america author kristiana gregory kicks off the royal diaries with the captivating story of a young cleopatras life. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Resources for this book save to list other books you might like related book resources. It begins with cleopatra musing about what will happen if her father ptolemy xii, who is in hiding does not return and her older sister tryphaena becomes queen.
A vivid image is fixed in my mind of the school gymnasium, packed with folding tables, covered in stacks of books and flanked by folding cardboard bookshelves filled with books, and beneath the tables, behind the shelves, were boxes all filled with books. An egyptian princess diary, egypt bc 57 by kristiana gregory 2010. They are written in diary forms of real and fictional characters in different parts of the world and in different time periods. When attempts against her fathers life are made, he must go into hiding. Skulls and death threats arrive to terrify the young princess. The royal diaries 6 ya hardcover book lot cleopatra.
A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Jewel of castilla, spain, 1466 by carolyn meyer 2000 marie antoinette. Daughter of the nile is a fictional diary written by kristiana gregory about the last egyptian pharaoh, cleopatra. A series of twenty books published by scholastic press from 1999 to 2005. Feb 10, 2014 my favorite book from the royal diaries collection. To be clear, im not suggesting that you shouldnt reread the royal diaries themselves, or that the books were too childish remember when cleopatra was served her own sisters head on a platter. Queen without a country, france, 1553, and several more. The royal diaries is a series by scholastic canada, in which each book is a fictional diary of a royal queen or princess, covering only her early years because the. The royal diaries cleopatra vii daughter of the nile by kristiana gregory i must be brave and think of my country. The diary is filled with intrigue and royal power plays. Learn british accents and dialects cockney, rp, northern, and more. The book was published in 1999 as part of scholastics the royal diaries. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. It starred elisa moolecherry as cleopatra vii and hrant alianak as king ptolemy auletes.
After all, they made famous princesses seem accessible, they had dope goldedged pages, and there were a squillion of them. Daughter of the nile kristiana gregory, josephine bailey on. Gripping journal entries tell a tale of ancient egypt and rome, where youll meet one of historys. Theyre beautiful hardcovers with gold trimmed pages that make them seem oh so regal. Cleopatra vii daughter of the nile is a short film based on cleopatra vii. My favorite book from the royal diaries collection. Cleopatra vii, daughter of the nile 1999 edition open. As it turns out theres 18 books in the royal diaries series, and even some tv movies based on them including this one so obviously i have to check that out. Cleopatra joins him, and together the two sail for rome, where cleopatra finds herself a stranger in a strange land. The royal diaries is a series of 20 books published by scholastic press from 1999 to 2005. Its a basic overview of the stories and super short but with limited budget what can ya do.
Books by series this category is for questions and answers related to royal diaries, as asked by users of. Recorded on december 3, 2009 using a flip video camcorder. The movie first aired on hbo on september 18, 2000. Five books participates in the amazon associate program and earns money from qualifying purchases. Cleopatra is still a young teenager, the daughter of the pharoah, and living a privileged life in her fathers elegant palace in egypt. The royal diaries by kristiana gregory and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The peasants along the nile need a ruler who cares about them this historical diary is about cleopatra vii who fled alexandria,egypt to save her life. In each of the books, a fictional diary of a real female figure of royalty as a child throughout world history was written by the author. Cleopatra vii, daughter of the nile by kristiana gregory, 1999, scholastic edition, in english. Young cleopatra got her own book, of course, and thats where many of us got to know this formidable queen. You are viewing a lot of 6 the royal diaries hardcover books. Facts and images concerning the historical figure featured in the book are given at the end of each of the books. Egyptian princess, egypt, 1490 bc by vince cross 2009.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. On a series of scrolls, 12 yearold cleopatra records the daily happenings of her life in alexandria and her extended stay in rome, along with thoughts about her becoming queen of egypt, though she is third in line to the throne. A deadly poisonous serpent is placed in the bed of cleopatras father. The royal diaries series by kathryn lasky goodreads. This royal diary introduces young readers to the early years of cleopatras life. Of the four royal diaries ive read, this one was by far the best. Fiction for children ages 9 to 12, from the popular royal diaries series. I finally got movie maker working again, and the first thing i did was remake this video i had in progress from a long time ago. However, out of all nine books cleopatra is my favorite so far. The royal diaries 9780590819756 by gregory, kristiana and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelveyearold cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and hopes to survive to become queen of egypt some day.
Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. The only books i had though were cleopatra and marie antoinette, and i loved them. I have read 9 royal diaries not including cleopatra. The royal diaries cleopatra vii daughter of the nile. Red rose of the house of tudor, england, 1544 by kathryn lasky 1999 cleopatra vii. The royal diaries is a spinoff of the historical fiction series, dear america. Royal expert, hugo vickers, discuses the best british royal family biography. Watch the royal diaries episodes online season 1 2000.
These were my favorite books and marie antoinette but cleopatra is my favorite of the royal diaries and i hadnt even known it was a movie. Maybe it was because cleopatras life as a child was so much more interesting than that of anastasia romanova or marie antoinette. Red rose of the house of tudor, england, 1544, and several more. Based on a true story of cleopatra in egypt by joan holub, illustrations by nonna aleshina. It keeps you interested right from the beginning, something that the other books did not do.
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