The Book of Sisters

Biographies of Incredible Siblings Through History

Olivia Meikle, Katie Nelson

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NEON SQUID
26 April 2022

Children's & Educational; History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA)

Queens. Warriors. Witches. Revolutionaries. History is full of sisters making their mark.

Meet incredible women in the pages of this book, from Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret to tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams. Find out why Egyptian ruler Cleopatra went to war against her younger sister Arsinoë, and what made samurai sisters Nakano Takeko and Nakano Koko take on an entire army.

Through the stories of the sisters, readers will go on a tour of women's history, from the courts of Imperial China to the French Revolution.

By: Olivia Meikle
Illustrated by: Katie Nelson
Imprint: NEON SQUID
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 283mm, Width: 224mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 836g
ISBN: 9781838991487
ISBN 10: 1838991484
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 26 April 2022
Recommended Age: From 8 to 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle are sisters and professors who host the women's history podcast What's Her Name, which shines a light on amazing women often unfairly overlooked in history.

Reviews for The Book of Sisters: Biographies of Incredible Siblings Through History

"""[A] fascinating middle-grade historical retrospective of 33 extraordinary sororal bonds... The authors astutely draw parallels to pivotal global events – the slave trade, the Industrial Revolution, the Age of Enlightenment and World War II – throughout the text, which is visually supplemented with eye-catching illustrations."" * Shelf Awareness *"