Convinced that unnamed babies are not truly alive, King Tuthmosis I's wife Ahmose immediately names her newborn daughter Hatshepsut. This tiny girl will one day rise above her name and become not just "the foremost of women" but ruler of all Egypt. Growing up in pharaoh's palace, the young princess prepares for her future by learning the essentials of Egyptian religious, political, and social life. After 12-year-old Hatshepsut's father dies, she-following...

"Get ready . . . you're a princess born into the Egyptian royal family. But it's not easy living in the palace. From family betrayals to Roman generals, you will discover it's not easy being Cleopatra! Find out all about the eventful life, great loves, and tragic fate of the most famous of all Egyptian queens." --

Presents the life of the Egyptian queen whose dream of controlling most of the known world was never fulfilled even though she was allied to a powerful Roman.

Presents the life of the last Queen of Egypt, who was a powerful ruler in her own right and was famous for her relationships with two Roman leaders, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Presents the life of the Egyptian queen who lived from 69 B.C.E. to 30 B.C.E.

"This ... biography captures the excitement of [Cleopatra's] life story, including portions that have been largely neglected, such as her interest in literature and science and her role as a mother, and allows readers to draw their own conclusions"--Amazon.com.

Follows the history of the sphinx of Pharaoh Hatshepsut from its creation in ancient Egypt to New York City's Metropolitan Museum.