Bailey, Gerry.

Queen Victoria's diamond / Gerry Bailey and Karen Foster ; illustrated by Leighton Noyes and Karen Radford. - New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., 2008. - 37 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. - Stories of great people. .

Includes index.

Knicknack Market comes to life -- Queen Victoria -- Life in Kensington Palace -- Coronation day -- Wedding bells -- The Victorian household -- Transport -- The great exhibition -- Widow's weeds -- Child labor ; a harsh life -- Ragged schools -- Public services -- Jewels in the crown -- Victoria's jubilees -- Victoria's death -- Victoria : highlights of her reign.

Queen Victoria's diamond is discovered by Digby and his sister Hannah in Mr. Rummage's stall at a busy antiques market. This stall holds many different objects and each one tells a great story! Both children love listening to Mr. Rummage's amazing tales of the people who owned these items and how each person made history.

ISBN: 9780778737193 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0778737195 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780778736974 (reinforced lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 0778736970 (reinforced lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2008048637

Subjects--Personal Names:
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Queens--Great Britain--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.

LC Class. No.: DA557 / .B355 2008 PZ7 B15 / .B355 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 941.081092 B 823