Corpse Talk. Queens and Kings and Other Royal Rotters
New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First American edition.
Description: 123 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 24 cm.
Discover the incredible stories of rulers throughout history in this hilarious graphic novel that brings the dead famous to life. Welcome to Corpse Talk, the talk show with a difference--all of the guests are dead! Meet your host, comic book artist Adam Murphy, as he interviews eighteen magnificent monarchs throughout history. Have you heard of Moctezuma, the last ruler of the Aztecs? Or wondered why Queen Victoria was not amused? This graphic novel answers all of your questions about the lives of these infamous leaders, from the struggles they overcame for their countries to their personal challenges.
Series: Murphy, Adam. Corpse talk.
Contents:
Ramesses II -- Qin Shi Huang Di -- Cleopatra -- Nero -- Justinian II -- Alfred the Great -- Harol Godwinson -- Empress Matilda -- Saladin -- Richard the Lionheart -- Moctezuma II -- Henry VIII -- Henry VIII's wives -- Charles II -- Marie Antionette -- Catherine the Great -- Shaka Zulu -- Queen Victoria.
Subjects:
Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile literature.
Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
World history -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile literature.
World history -- Juvenile literature.
Graphic novels.
Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile literature.
Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
World history -- Comic books, strips, etc -- Juvenile literature.
World history -- Juvenile literature.
Graphic novels.
Target Audience: Primary school age.
ISBN:
9780744027679
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C HISTORY Mur | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 5/13/2024) |
C HISTORY Mur | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 5/17/2024) |
C HISTORY Mur | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's NonFiction | In |
C HISTORY Mur | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |