Series: Usborne Famous Lives Series.
Subject Areas: History.
Ages: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12.
Type: Biography, Non-fiction Readers

I don't want to reveal too much about Marie Antoinette's story here, because most of it was unfamiliar to me, or at least very different from the impression I had gotten over the years. For instance, you know that line we always heard about "Let them eat cake" ? Not quite accurate, it turns out!

You'll get a glimpse of what a mother's (frightening) ambitions can lead to when you read this book, and learn about the unrest and revolution taking place in France during the late 1700's. It ties in very nicely with Captain Cook and Nelson which I reviewed yesterday.


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