TY - BOOK AU - Pollack,Pam and Belvisio,Meg AU - Putra,Dede TI - Who was Catherine the Great? T2 - Who Was-- ? SN - 9780399544309 U1 - 947.063 PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Workshop, An Imprint of Penguin Random House KW - Catherine KW - Russia KW - History KW - Catherine II, 1762-1796 KW - Juvenile literature N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 108); Ages 8-12; Penguin Workshop N2 - "This exciting Who Was? title explores how Catherine the Great was able to turn Russia into one of the great powers of Europe by expanding its borders, helping improve its educational system, and advocating for the arts. Her three-decade reign is considered the Golden Age of Russia"-- ER -