Qutlugh Terkan Khatun of Kirman (The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses) Hardcover – Picture Book, October 2, 2010

I love everything about this book. The story is engrossing, the illustrations are wonderful. I never heard of these historical females and I am so glad that this book exists. It gives hope and inspiration to girls of all ages. This is a keeper for any library and I hope is read by boys and girls.

This review is for the three books: Qutlugh Terkan Khatum of Kirman, Isabella of Castile, and Sacajawea of the Shoshone from the series "The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses" by Shirin Yim Bridges.My mom bought my 8 year old daughter several of the books from the series The Thinking Girl's Treasury of Real Princesses after my daughter and I read the book about Sacajawea that was in our local library. I liked the one about Sacajawea, but I definitely was shocked by the content of "Qutlugh Terkan Khatun of Kirman". It has a graphic picture of torture and a graphic description of killing prisoners by sewing them in sacks, building a dance floor over them, and then dancing on them until they were crushed to death (see attached image). These books are marketed for children 8-13 years old I believe. I was disappointed because I love reading history books to my kids, especially when they include stories about women. This book could have left out the detailed violence and it would have been wonderful. I also received the book in the series "Isabella of Castile" and am returning that one as well. It was OK, nothing violently graphic, I just wasn't super impressed with the tone of the writing. I do recommend the one about Sacajawea.