Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine

Prince Albert comes up with a royally creative solution to Queen Victoria's modesty concerns in this true story that reveals an overlooked splash of history.

Poor Queen Victoria! She loves to swim, but can't quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects glimpsing her swimming suit. (Because, of course, such a sight would compromise her regal dignity.) Fortunately for the water-loving monarch, it's Prince Albert to the rescue with an invention fit for a queen!

This quirky tale about the longest reigning monarch in British history is as fun as it is authentic, and the book includes a picture of the actual bathing machine Prince Albert created.

Author: Gloria Whelan
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Published: 05/06/2014
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.73h x 11.37w x 0.45d
ISBN: 9781416927532
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 166359 / Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine


Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/10/2014
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2014
School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 130
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2014 pg. 107
Booklist 04/15/2014 pg. 60
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2014 pg. 605
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 58
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Gloria Whelan is an award-winning and critically acclaimed author of many books for children and young adults. She won the National Book Award for young people's literature for her novel Homeless Bird. A versatile author of historical and contemporary fiction for children and young adults, as well as short stories and poetry for adults, Whelan is, according to Liz Rosenberg in the Chicago Tribune, "an accomplished, graceful, and intelligent writer." She lives in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and you can visit her at GloriaWhelan.com.

Nancy Carpenter is the acclaimed illustrator of Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Hunt, Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine, Fannie in the Kitchen, and Loud Emily, among other books. Her works have garnered many honors, including two Christopher Awards and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at NancyCarpenter.website.