Brave with Beauty: A Story of Afghanistan

by Maxine Rose Schur

Book Overview

A 2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

This is the extraordinary story of Queen Goharshad, a 15th-century monarch, who many historians now believe was the one of the most powerful women in world history. Ruling from the Timurid artistic and cultural center of Herat in western Afghanistan, Queen Goharshad ushered in a remarkable period when poetry, music, calligraphy, painting, and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949528960
• ISBN13: 9781949528961
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Yali Books
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4