Three Queens
Will be published approx. on 16. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
104 pages
978-0-00-878478-2 (ISBN)
Description
Big Cat Read On supports fluent readers to improve their reading skills and nurture a love of reading. Consisting of a wide range of engaging chapter books, the Big Cat Read On series improves reading stamina and comprehension, develops vocabulary, and introduces children to more sophisticated narrative structures and themes.
Three extraordinary queens, Lakshmibai, Huerrem, and Nur Jahan, were fierce, brave, and cunning - but they weren't born royal. Follow their stories and find out how these young women became powerful rulers.
About the Author and Book Talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading - all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.
Three extraordinary queens, Lakshmibai, Huerrem, and Nur Jahan, were fierce, brave, and cunning - but they weren't born royal. Follow their stories and find out how these young women became powerful rulers.
About the Author and Book Talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading - all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
164 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-878478-2 (9780008784782)
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Persons
Sufiya Ahmed was born in India and arrived in the UK as a baby. She lived in Bolton, Lancashire, before moving to London where she still lives. Sufiya has worked in advertising and in the House of Commons, but is now a full-time author. In 2010 Sufiya set up the BIBI Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to arrange visits to the Houses of Parliament for diverse and underprivileged school children.