{"product_id":"cleopatra-the-girl-who-would-be-king-heroes-in-the-ancient-world-1-by-jackie-french","title":"Cleopatra: The Girl Who Would Be King (Heroes in the Ancient World, #1) By Jackie French","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h3 mui-style-1nbf2lb\"\u003eBe swept away in a vibrant new series that reveals thrilling untold chapters of history, from Australia's favourite storyteller.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root mui-style-qfo1m7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"pdp-tabpanel-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root mui-style-1sf3xto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-root DetailsTabs_collapsed-content__4AYQf DetailsTabs_desktop__DwUJ1 MuiCollapse-vertical MuiCollapse-entered DetailsTabs_expanded-content__Rh_0_ mui-style-c4sutr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-wrapper MuiCollapse-vertical mui-style-hboir5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiCollapse-wrapperInner MuiCollapse-vertical mui-style-8atqhb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 DetailsTabs_html-content__dQoL5 mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRenowned author and historian Jackie French takes us back in time to Greece and Rome and explores young heroes in ancient myths and legends whose stories will now be told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eForget what you know about Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen with a fantastic hairstyle. That's only part of the story. Before she was a ruler, Cleopatra was a girl with a fierce ambition: to become pharaoh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Cleopatra and her father, Pharaoh Ptolemy XII, flee to ancient Rome in 59 BCE after Cleopatra's sister seizes the throne, they are in serious trouble. It's up to Cleopatra to raise enough gold to hire an army, gain the support of powerful allies, and take back her country's land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree years later she had become the most famous pharaoh in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of how that year in ancient Rome might have changed Cleopatra's life, with daring escapes, crocodiles, pirates, shipwreck and encountering the intrepid Captain Fileas and Myra, the slave determined to be free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom one of Australia's best-loved authors comes the first title in an exciting new series that explores the Ancient World.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'... delightful romp through antiquity' - Books+Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016, Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi, to her much-loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. 'A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"MuiBox-root mui-style-1hzqvjd\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Free by Nature","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48029775036594,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/1685\/7778\/files\/Cleopatrabook.png?v=1789082973","url":"https:\/\/www.freebynature.com.au\/products\/cleopatra-the-girl-who-would-be-king-heroes-in-the-ancient-world-1-by-jackie-french","provider":"Free by Nature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}