Who Was Catherine the Great?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · February 2, 2021
Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russia's longest-ruling female leader!
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- Who it’s for
- A focused life story connects Catherine’s rise with Russia’s expanding influence and cultural ambitions.
- Themes
- Political leadership, Russian expansion, Education and the arts
- Genres
- Royalty for Kids, European History for Kids, Biographies of Women for Kids
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Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russia's longest-ruling female leader! Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age sixteen, she married the heir to the Russian throne. By 1762, Sophie, known now as Catherine, overthrew her immature and incompetent husband, Peter III, to lead the nation. Catherine became the sole ruler of Russia. This exciting Who Was?
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title explores how Catherine was able to turn Russia into one of the great powers of Europe by expanding its borders, helping improve its educational system, and advocating for the arts. Her three-decade reign is considered the Golden Age of Russia, and she is called Catherine the Great.
Power and Change
A focused life story connects Catherine’s rise with Russia’s expanding influence and cultural ambitions.
Come here for
- A woman’s path to power in eighteenth-century Europe
- History that links leadership, education, and the arts
Expect
- A three-decade reign viewed through political and cultural change
- A clear account of Catherine’s rise to sole ruler
Where it sits
| Royalty for Kids | 88% |
|---|---|
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 58% |
| European History for Kids | 36% |
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Publisher categories
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- Royalty for Kids
- European History for Kids
- Authors
- Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- February 2, 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Political leadership · Russian expansion · Education and the arts
- Reading lane
- Biographies of Women for Kids