HATSHEPSUT: His Majesty Herself.Andronik, Catherine HATSHEPSUT: His Majesty Herself. Il. by Joseph Daniel Fiedler. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-689-82562-5. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001. Unp. $17.00. Her temple was desecrated des·e·crate tr.v. des·e·crat·ed, des·e·crat·ing, des·e·crates To violate the sacredness of; profane. [de- + (con)secrate. and her mummy never found. This picture book tells the story of Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt's only known successful female ruler. Born into nobility, Hatshepsut endured much--marriage to a half-brother, widowhood Widowhood Douglas, Widow adopted Huck Finn and took care of him. [Am. Lit.: Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn] Gummidge, Mrs . “a lone lorn creetur,” the Pegotty’s house-keeper. [Br. Lit. , and believing that she had to dress as a man--while she progressed from Queen to Regent to Pharaoh. During her prosperous 22-year reign, she built Djeser-Djeseru ("Holy of Holies Holy of Holies Innermost and most sacred area of the ancient Temple of Jerusalem, accessible only to the Israelite high priest and only once a year, on Yom Kippur. The Holy of Holies was located at the western end of the temple. "), a mortuary temple that was architecturally ahead of its time. Despite these successes, the next pharaoh ordered her name obliterated. Through this book and a permanent exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, however, Hatshepsut's place in history has been restored. Ages 8-10. Reviewed by Gina Hoagland, Olney, MD |
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