Monday, April 15, 2019

Pocket Bios: Marie Antoinette by Quelle Histoire - ADVISABLE


Pocket Bios: Marie Antoinette by Quelle Histoire. NON-FICTION/PICTURE BOOK  Roaring Brook Press (Macmillan), 2013.  $15.  9781250168825  

BUYING ADVISORY:  EL (K-3), EL – ADVISABLE  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE  

When Marie was fourteen years old, she left her home in Austria to marry the fifteen year old French prince, Louis.  Four years later, Louis was made king and Marie his queen.  They lived a life of extreme luxury while the French people starved.  A revolution happened in which the monarchs were blamed for the country’s poverty.  Eventually, Marie and Louis were executed.  

This is a short and succinct history of Marie Antoinette’s life.  The illustrations are cartoon-ish and there is a timeline, list of main historical figures and a few extra interesting facts included at the end.  This book is a great introduction to Marie Antoinette and I think the mini size and cute character on the front cover will appeal to readers, but they are overpriced at $15 for the amount of information and quality of graphics.  

Reviewer, C. Peterson

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