I strongly recommend this book, as it portrays the dangers and privileges of being a princess more accurately than any other book in the royal diaries series. Now and forevermore, queen cleopatra dear diary, as i predicted, my relationship with julius has restored my throne to me. This ancient egyptian queen based online slot machine delivers hours of enjoyment by utilizing icons including pharoah, mummy, book. This 20 pay line, 6 game reel slot cleopatras diary is a blast to play. Cleopatra vii daughter of the nile is a short film based on cleopatra vii. This book is a modern translation of antony and cleopatra. My favorite part was when cleopatra was hiding from her sister, tryphanea. An interview with kristiana gregory about cleopatra vii. Another part i really liked was when cleopatra found her pet leopard. C kristiana gregory has 58 books on goodreads with 80986 ratings. One of the first royal diaries books i read when i was younger was kristiana gregorys cleopatra vii.
However, that should not suggest that its not worth a read even for adults as an introduction to the life and times of cleopatra, antony, and the fall of the roman republic. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. The royal diaries was a spinoff of scholastics popular dear america series. Antony and cleopatra pdf download full download pdf book. It was adapted into a television film by hbo in 2000.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Gregorys diary is a departure from the more usual depictions of cleopatra as we. The book was published in 1999 as part of scholastics the royal diaries. 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. Ancient egypt for kids royal diary curious kids diary book history books historical fiction ancient history book series childrens books. This royal diary introduces young readers to the early years of cleopatras life. The daughter of ptolemy xii, she was married at the age of 17 as was the family custom to her younger brother ptolemy xiii, and the two inherited the crown in 51 bc the force and character.
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They are written in diary forms of real and fictional characters in different parts of the world and in different time periods. Daughter of the nile is a fictional diary written by kristiana gregory about the last egyptian pharaoh, cleopatra. The royal diaries cleopatra vii book reading crystal foxes. While her father is in hiding after attempts on his life, twelve yearold cleopatra records in her diary how she fears for her own safety and.
Cleopatra joins him, and together the two sail for rome, where. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. When attempts against her fathers life are made, he must go into hiding. Kristiana gregorys most popular book is cleopatra vii. Antony and cleopatras legendary love story biography. Its as though cleopatra lives and breathes once again in the pages of stacy schiffs exquisitely researched and wellwritten cleopatra. The royal diaries is a series of 20 books published by scholastic press from 1999 to 2005. The royal diaries cleopatra vii daughter of the nile by kristiana gregory i must be brave and think of my country. Who are more brutal and murderous, the romans or the egyptians. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text. The name itself suggests that, if you hit these reels, you will set yourself off to a journey to egypt, and back in time when pharaohs ruled. Thats because she was born in egypt very near to the nile river.
In this blog i will be talking about my travels and about different things that may affect us. This book is by kristina gregory one of my most favorite authors. Highly commended in the longman history today new generation book award. Arguably the most famous woman in history, cleopatra is the subject of numerous slot machines. It is through her eyes, as a servant in cleopatra s court, that the history of this powerful ruler unfolds. Cleopatra is still a young teenager, the daughter of the pharoah, and living a privileged life in her fathers elegant palace in egypt. Theres not really much of a story to it, it basically follows the. In nefrets diary, readers will observe cleopatra s at ten years old, a young girl named nefret becomes a handmaid to cleopatra, the last queen of egypt.
Written in a diarystyle format, this work presents the experiences and feelings of the young queentobe while providing informative facts about her homelife, family and royal enviroment. Even though this is a fictional diary of cleopatra, it sounds like it actually could be the real thing. Cleopatra is a twelveyearold princess when she begins to write in her diary. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. Discover the world of cleopatra through the diary of her handmaiden, nefret by adele geras 20071001. Did the process of writing a royal diaries book differ in any way from what you did in creating your dear america.
There is no surviving diary of cleopatra s, however, there are many. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book. An egyptian princess diary, egypt bc 57 by kristiana gregory 2010. Defend your response with examples from the cleopatras diary. Cleopatras diary video slot is the latest game powered by fugaso software provider. In this book, cleopatra also sows the seeds of her famous liaisons with marc anthony, a roman general.
This book was a fictional diary of cleopatra from when she was twelve to. This is a fictional take on real events of egypt 57 b. Wow, this book was not quite appropriate for my son who picked it out but hes tended to gravitate to the 900s in our new library. Kristiana gregory grew up in manhattan beach, california, two blocks from the ocean. Cleopatra, a life is both a beautiful and skillful biography of a queen wothout a face. It starred elisa moolecherry as cleopatra vii and hrant alianak as king ptolemy auletes. After her reign, egypt became a province of the thenrecently established roman empire. The book injects the egyptian queen with a complexity and humanity that has long since been forgotten.
The rest of the book tells about the exciting events in egypt. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Legendary leaders risked their kingdoms to win her heart, and her epic life has inspired countless tales throughout history. I will seduce the powerful caesar and he surely cannot deny me my throne. I would point out that the book seeks to give an impression of life for a royal in. Caesarion was murdered, while alexander helios, cleopatra selene and ptolemy philadelphus were brought to rome to be raised by octavia. Read story cleopatras journal by sparkleskeith sammiesparks with 704 reads.
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. Find the complete the royal diaries book series listed in order. The game features 6 reels and 20 paylines and somewhat common theme but delivered in a cool way. Then romes leaders start vying for her attention and cleopatra faces her greatest challenge yet. In an elegantly written royal diary, cleopatra vii has recorded every rich detail from this tumultuous time. 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. As a member of the ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder ptolemy i soter, a macedonian greek general and companion. The book concludes with a helpful section of maps, portraits, a pharaonic. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Perhaps the most famous woman in ancient history, she has been the subject of multiple slot machine games developed independently by many companies.
In fact, its a picture book designed for children ages 7 and up. Cleopatra egyptian royalty cleopatra vii philopator, known to history simply as cleopatra, was the last active pharaoh of ptolemaic egypt, shortly survived as pharaoh by her son caesarion. The revolutionary war diary of abigail jane stewart, valley forge, pennsylvania, 1777 by. Cleopatra vii, daughter of the nile kristiana gregory. Cleopatra reflects on nefertiti, esther of persia, the queen of sheba and contemplates their brave accomplishments. Cleopatra had the gift of being able to learn languages. Cleopatra faces many danger, and some of her family betrays her, and her farther.
Gr 36the first part of this book is the fictionalized diary of nefret, one of cleopatras young handmaidens. Shes always loved to make up stories ask her family. Many of the traditional stories surrounding cleopatra and her dealings with the romans are related, some of which are perhaps not completely true. 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. Daughter of the nile kristiana gregory, josephine bailey on. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The royal diaries cleopatra vii book reading youtube. Even though it wasnt quite appropriate, he was captured by this girls diary, learning about caesar getting murdered, cleopatras brotherhusbands dying questionable deaths, love affairs and babies, and many more interesting topics that seemed to lead us to many. Thins book is mostly about the life of a princess called cleopatra vii. In an elegantly written royal diary, cleopatra vii has recorded every rich detail from. Queen cleopatra dear diary, i have made the most clever plan.
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