Europe+-+First+Global+Age

=Europe - First Global Age= "European economic and cultural influence dramatically increased through explorations, conquests and colonization." (Content Statement - First Global Age)

Historical Fiction
Lasky, Kathryn. //**Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor**.// Scholastic, 1999. This novel is written in the diary entries of a young Elizabeth I. The entries span from when she is ten years old to about three years after her father, King Henry VIII, death. The book does a good job of painting a portrait of living conditions, family intrigues, Elizabeth’s loneliness and surprisingly modern concerns. (Tara)

**Information Books**
Aronson,Marc. **//Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado//**. Clarion Books, 2000. Marc Aronson explores the life of a man who was a poet, soilder and favortie of Elizabeth I. the book gives good insight to not only Ralegh but Elizabeth I as well. It also has examples of his own writing throughout. (Tara)