Cléo #1

From Beney, Cazenove, and Di Martino comes this charming French-language all-ages adventure published by Bamboo Édition in 2015. The cover sets the playful tone perfectly: a big-headed, wide-eyed little pharaoh girl — Cléo herself — stands confidently in traditional Egyptian dress against a sprawling map of the ancient world, while a snapping crocodile lurks to her left, a scrambling child flees below her, and a trio of anxious companions react to distant ships and pyramids along the Nile. Subtitled La Petite Pharaonne ("The Little Pharaoh"), this opening volume promises the kind of warm, humorous energy that makes history genuinely fun for younger readers.