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Family Listening! Ages 10 & Up

Written by Kathleen Krull - Performed by Melissa Hughes - Unabridged Fiction - 2 LIBRARY EDITION COMPACT DISCS - 2 hours

Publisher, Audio Bookshelf (January 2001)

NOTE: LIBRARY EDITIONS are packaged in a sturdy, durable outer vinyl case that stands up to years of repeated use designed for library and rental circulation. Albums are shelvable, space-efficient, with at-a-glance spine titles.

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"Profiling 20 women, from Cleopatra....to Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, Krull packs her three page essays with tantalizing details..." --Publishers Weekly

"Captivating, concise and entertaining - wonderful and all too brief..." --Book Pages

"Krull packs an astonishing amount of information in 3 to 5 pages, smoothly tucking in interesting bits...Fabulous reading, great for research, deliciously and subversively feminist, this will sit happily on the shelf with the presidents, artists, musicians...this duo has covered so well." --Kirkus Reviews

Kathleen Krull continues her series of irreverent biographies by turning the spotlight on women who have wielded power, revealing their feats - and flaws - for all the world to see. Hear about twenty of the most influential women in history -queens, warriors, prime ministers and revolutionary leaders - and enjoy this tantalizing feast of behind the scenes facts. Women included are:

Cleopatra
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Joan of Arc
Isabella I
Elizabeth I
Nzingha
Catherine the Great
Marie Antoinette
Victoria
Harriet Tubman
Tz'u-hsi
Gertrude Bell
Jeannette Rankin
Eleanor Roosevelt
Golda Meir
Indira Gandhi
Eva Perón
Wilma Mankiller

About the Author: Fired when she was a teenager from her library job for "reading too much," Kathleen Krull went on to grow up to be a highly successful children's book editor, reviewer, and author. Her curiosity about subjects that passionately interest her, like music, people, nightmares, and World War II and other aspects of American history led her to create the Lives of... books, among other significant works in children's literature. Kathleen Krull married her next-door neighbor and they currently live in San Diego.