Hang On, Monkey! (National Geographic Kids)

National Geographic Kids From Delilah to Cleopatra, from Anne Boleyn and (bloody) Queen Mary, to Calamity Jane, Typhoid Mary and more, the 26 notorious women analyzed here all have rotten reputations. But were these vixen really as wicked as history depicts them? Award-winning narrator Barbara Rosenblat embodies each of the bad girls, presenting details of their exploits, after which the authors engage in witty debate about their "badness." Read more