Who Was Catherine the Great?

by Meg Belviso, Pam Pollack, Who Hq

Book Overview

Learn how a Prussian princess grew up to be Russia's longest-ruling female leader

Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age sixteen, she married the heir to the Russian throne. By 1762, Sophie, known now as Catherine, overthrew her immature and incompetent husband, Peter III, to lead the nation. Catherine became the sole ruler of Russia.

This exciting Who Was? title explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399544305
• ISBN13: 9780399544309
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6