Who Was Marie Antoinette?
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From the palaces of Austria to the mirrored halls of Versailles, Marie Antoinette led a charmed life. She was born into royalty in 1755 and married the future king of France at age 15. By 21 she ascended to the throne and enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of masquerade balls, sky-high wigs, and extravagant food. But her taste for excess ruffled many feathers. The poor people of France blamed Marie Antoinette for their poverty. Her spending helped incite the French Revolution. And after much public outcry, in 1793 she quite literally lost her head because of it. Whether she was blameless or guilty is debatable, but Marie Antoinette remains woven into the fabric of history and popular culture.
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John O’Brien is also the author and illustrator of Mother Hubbard’s Christmas, which Booklist calls “a yuk-filled read-aloud.” He lives in Delran, New Jersey.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780448483108
- Publication Date
- October 6, 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Workshop
- Page Count
- 112
- Words Per Page
- 67
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lexile® Level
- 850L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~T
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 1
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 177166
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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