A humorous poem with one couplet on every monarch from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth the Second. Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. Text type – A poem. Curriculum links – History: ‘Pupils should be taught about … events beyond living memory that are significant nationally’. A royal timeline on pages 22–23, showing dates on the throne of all monarchs, allows children to place the poem in context.
| ISBN: | 9780007591138 |
| Publication date: | 8th April 2015 |
| Author: | Laurence Anholt |
| Illustrator: | Alice Morentorn |
| Publisher: | Collins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 24 pages |
| Series: | Collins Big Cat |