{"product_id":"elizabeth-meets-the-queen","title":"Elizabeth Meets the Queen: A War Heroine’s Journey","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🎁Recommended for ages 3 and above\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/ElizabethQueen_sample.pdf\" title=\"Elizabeth Choy Sample\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/farisbooks.com\/book\/313\/Elizabeth-Meets-the-Queen\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet the E-book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   |   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/collections\/series_all\/series_prominent-singaporeans\"\u003eGet the series\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis book is a part of the Prominent Singaporeans series, which features individuals from Singapore's history who have contributed significantly to her growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eElizabeth Meets the Queen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e tells a story of bravery and selflessness, through the life and experiences of Singapore war heroine Elizabeth Choy. Born in the jungles of Borneo, Elizabeth travels to Singapore and becomes a teacher, but she and her husband go through much hardship and torture as a result of helping prisoners-of-war during the Japanese Occupation. Follow Elizabeth as she tides through suffering towards freedom, and gets to meet the Queen of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrained as an architect in the UK, \u003cstrong\u003eGwen Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the few interdisciplinary writers straddling the fields of architecture and literature. Her first children’s book was \u003cem\u003eLittle Cloud Wants Snow!\u003c\/em\u003e She also wrote two nursery rhyme collections told with a Singaporean flavour—\u003cem\u003eThere Was a Peranakan Woman Who Lived in a Shoe\u003c\/em\u003e, published in 2014, followed by \u003cem\u003eJack and Jill at Bukit Timah Hill\u003c\/em\u003e a year later. Gwen is a recipient of the National Arts Council's inaugural Arts Creation Fund and the winner of its Beyond Words Young and Younger initiative. She lives in New York, USA with her husband and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArai Kreva\u003c\/strong\u003e graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts with a Diploma in Design Media majoring in Illustration. Arai is widely exposed to conceptual illustration, narratives and educational illustrations for all genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther experiences include marketing collaterals, posters, logos and children book publications. Having worked in art and design job related positions, she has been exposed to handling roadshows, events and classes for both kids and adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30132784076,"sku":"9789814757003","price":14.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/PS_Echoy_TCV_300.jpg?v=1476414455","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/elizabeth-meets-the-queen","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}