World History Biographies: Hatshepsut: The Girl Who Became a Great Pharaoh

She was the Egyptian girl who became a master politician and a supreme stateswoman. Inheriting her father's throne along with her young stepson, Hatshepsut was soon crowned pharaoh in her own right. This is the startling tale of a woman's rise to power within the patriarchal society of ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut was shrewdly conveyed as a masculine ruler in all public statues and artwork, and donned male dress and a false beard in person. She ruled Egypt for decades, claiming her rightful place in the history of this great civilization.

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Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Published: 09/11/2007
ISBN: 9781426301339
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 9.73h x 6.85w x 0.17d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 88812 / Hatshepsut
Reading Level: 7.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1