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Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine
Contributor(s): Whelan, Gloria (Author), Carpenter, Nancy (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1416927530 ISBN-13: 9781416927532
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2014

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Water Sports

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2012276624

Age Level: 5-8

Grade Level: Kindergarten-3

Lexile Measure: 820 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.45" H x 11.37" W x 8.73" L (0.95 lbs) 40 pages

Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Up to Seven, 2015

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/10/2014
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2014
School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 130
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2014 pg. 107
Booklist 04/15/2014 pg. 60
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2014 pg. 605
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 58
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 166359
Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria's modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history.

Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim, but can't quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects glimpsing her swimming suit. (Because, of course, such a sight would compromise her regal dignity.) Fortunately for the water-loving monarch, it's Prince Albert to the rescue with an invention fit for a queen!

This quirky tale about the longest reigning monarch in British history is as fun as it is authentic, and the book includes a picture of the actual bathing machine Prince Albert created.

Contributor Bio(s): Carpenter, Nancy: - Nancy Carpenter is the acclaimed illustrator of Fannie in the Kitchen, as well as Masai and I, Sitti's Secrets, and Loud Emily, among other books. She lives with her husband, daughter, and cat in Brooklyn, New York.Whelan, Gloria: - Gloria Whelan is an award-winning and critically acclaimed author of many books for children and young adults. She won the National Book Award for young people's literature for her novel Homeless Bird. A versatile author of historical and contemporary fiction for children and young adults, as well as short stories and poetry for adults, Whelan is, according to Liz Rosenberg in the Chicago Tribune, "an accomplished, graceful, and intelligent writer." She lives in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and you can visit her at GloriaWhelan.com.

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