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Who Was Catherine the Great?

Name: Who Was Catherine the Great?
ISBN: 9780399544309

Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · February 2, 2021

Reading lane: Royalty for Kids

Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russia's longest-ruling female leader!

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Power and Change

A focused life story connects Catherine’s rise with Russia’s expanding influence and cultural ambitions.

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A woman’s path to power in eighteenth-century Europe
History that links leadership, education, and the arts

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A three-decade reign viewed through political and cultural change
A clear account of Catherine’s rise to sole ruler

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Authors: Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: February 2, 2021
Format: Paperback
Theme: Royalty for Kids · European History for Kids
Reading lane: Royalty for Kids

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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? 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.