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Warrior Queens

by Vicky Alvear Shecter

Illustrator: Bill Mayer

Ages: 12+

Published: 2019

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press/Boyds Mills & Kane

ISBN: 978-1-62979-679-6

Keywords: Female rulers, Diversity, Middle East

These ancient queens (1492 B.C.E. to 269 C.E.) led their armies as they fought for their countries. Photographs, black-and-white illustrations. Bibliography, index, citations.