This book is part of a book series called National Geographic World History Biographies .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by National Geographic Society .

Nick McCarthy is a highly-respected author who writes extensively for television and radio as well as writing books. His retelling of A Tale of Two Cities won the Sony Award for best Adaptation. Victor Ambrus has won the World Wildlife Award and has been twice awarded the Kate Greenaway Gold Medal for the best illustrated children's book of the year. He has illustrated over one hundred books for young people and has written or adapted more than a dozen children's books himself.