At Her Majesty's Request
Publication Information
Author:  Myers, Walter Den	Illustrator:
Title:  At Her Majesty's Request	Date:  1999
Publisher:  Scholastic	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-590-48669-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    letters, biography and autobiography, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
Queen Victoria oversees the education and upbringing of an African princess after she was rescued from execution by a ship captain who brought her to England.
Teaching Ideas:
The true story raises many issues of royalty, race, class, belonging, and identity for discussion and writing. Paired with The Diary of Anne Frank the book offers an opportunity to explore historical diaries. Students interested in Walter Dean Myers' books would have fun exploring his methods of inquiry which he describes in the introduction to this book and in Angel to Angel. Students could also compare and contrast the political relocation of children in the holocaust The Lily Cupboard and during slavery Jubliee, Sarny .
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Social Studies > anthropology > cultures > cultural attitudes Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > coming-of-age History > region > Britain Social Studies > sociology > women Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism > race relations History > topic > war > refugees > political relocation Ethnic Groups > African History > region > England > well known people > Queen Victoria

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