Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov

by Mary Englar

As the daughter of Russia's Tsar Nicholas II, Anastasia Romanov lived in a fairy-tale world of palaces, jewels, and trips to faraway places. But when her father was overthrown, she and her family were torn from their comfortable lives. Learn about the life and death of this spirited princess.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, History, Childrens, Russia, Royalty, Romanovs

32 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2008

About the author

Mary L. Englar earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing and served as a professor at Mankato State. She was also a writer and publisher of educational children's books. In addition to her literary contributions, Englar served in the Peace Corps in Tunisia, further enriching her diverse experiences and perspective.

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

توی دنیای موازی توی بچگی می‌خونمش.

[Lisa Rathbun · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked how concisely this book presented Anastasia's story with simple words and lovely pictures helping give children an overview of who she really was.

[Shannon McGee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of the”Queens and Princesses” series this installment is about one of the most famous Russian princesses, Anastasia Romanov. Anastasia was the youngest of four daughters and older sister to brother Alexie. Her parents, Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra, ruled Russia Empire in the early 1900s. This book shares pictures taken of the family and facts about the short life of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov.

The Romanov family has been a favorite of mine to read about. Not sure why but Anastasia seems to be the fan favorite of the family. Maybe because she appeared to be normal and not just royal. She had fun climbing trees, taking photos of her family and making faces in photos others took of her. Maybe it is because people want to believe she made it out of the war alive. This book describes a little of those things and there are many other books that go into detail about Anastasia and the rest of the Romanovs. This one is a good starting point for juvenile readers.

The pictures in the books are good although they are ones that I have seen before. I feel like we could have learned a little more about Anastasia in general. The book goes more in detail about the whole family which is part of her history but this is a book that is supposed to be about Anastasia, not just the Romanov family.

This is a book for ages 8 - 12 and it is a good start on the history of Tsar Nicholas’ family. As a kid, I would have loved this book. I will be keeping this for my Romanov collection which is getting really big.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this when I was like eight and I loved it.

[:) · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s aimed at kids, so I wasn’t expecting much, but it could at least talk more about Anastasia instead of her family as a whole and the Revolution. So much info out there about her!

[Kaylie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very, very detailed on the life of The Romanov's life. Great pictures and not in the boring 'text book' format. It was also short which is also a plus.

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read and understand the story of this Russian royal family.