Cixi, The Dragon Empress
TweetA picture book biography for girls 9 – 13. Cixi is one of six books in Goosebottom Books’ second series The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames
You can also buy the book from the publisher
Description
The last empress of China, Cixi, fought ruthlessly to isolate her country from the West, while cloistered inside her lavish Forbidden City ignoring the needs of her people. But was the Dragon Empress evil or just out of touch?
Gorgeous illustrations and an intelligent, evocative story bring to life a real dastardly dame whose ignorance brought a centuries-old dynasty crashing down, ending the imperial system that had ruled China for millennia.
Check out Goosebottom Books’ first series here: The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses
What people are saying:
BlogCritics, Irene Roth, Nov. 10, 2011
Yim does a splendid job of portraying Cixi…The illustrations are vivid and colourful. They illustrate what people wore, ate, and how they spent their time during this historical time in China. The story has educational value and will be very useful to school kids ages 9 to 13. It is a wonderful read and an evocative story that most kids will be able to sink their teeth into. It is a sad and inspiring story at the same time. But it has a depth that is rarely found in a children’s picture book. Kids will want to keep reading and re-reading the book quite a few times.
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