Books with title Top 50 Kings and Queens

A fantastically fun-filled little book great for journeys, Sunday schools, awards, or a rainy day! All the puzzles and activities are based around stories about the kings and queens in the Bible. The activities include dot-to-dot, spot the difference, colouring, match the pairs, put the story in the right order, mazes, complete the drawing, spot the deliberate mistakes. At the bottom of the page the story that the activity is from is explained, and a Bible reference included. Sometimes there is a bonus question for more puzzling fun!

Royalty are always in the news, because people's imaginations continue to be piqued by their wealth, power, and lifestyles. In this book, which focuses mostly on Great Britain, readers will learn of early kings, such as Alfred the Great, and modern rulers, such as Elizabeth II, and the impact they've made on the world. They'll find out that King Arthur might not have been real, but Shakespeare's infamous Macbeth was! Much history is discussed as well as the wars that made and slayed rulers over the centuries. Brief quizzes, useful activities, and colorful illustrations make this regal volume an appealing look at these historical figures.

First published in 1952, Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon’s Kings and Queens is a children’s classic. The charming poems, each one dedicated to a different king or queen, tell the story of the forty-one English monarchs from William I to Elizabeth II in a humorous and charming way that has delighted generations of children and their parents. This CD, read by actors Isla Blair and Julian Glover, includes Kings and Queens in its entirety, as well as a selection from the Farjeons’ Heroes and Heroines, an account of the deeds of heroes and heroines from around the world, including Alexander the Great, Julius Cesar, Robin Hood, Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Drake, George Washington, Napoleon, Florence Nightingale, and Buffalo Bill, among others.