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A Wonderful Resource
"The World of Castles and Forts" is an excellent book. From the Ancient Greek city of Troy to the Maginot Line, this book offers wonderful information about the developement of forts and castles throughout time.Ireccomend this book to youth and adults that are intrested in the subject.Although a bit juvenile, this literature is great for anyone. 2 Thumbs Up! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Castles    2. Children's 12-Up - History - General    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Fortification    6. General    7. History - Medieval    8. History - Other    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Other   

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Ever wonder what life for a knight would be like?
I would strongly reccomend Knights for any kid or teen who would like to learn more about knights and the culture of the middle ages.The book contains colorful pictures and is very easy to read.It also contains interesting facts like: when knights were putting horse shoes on their horses for battle they would leave some of the nails sticking out of the hooves in order to injure enemies.Rachel Firth did an excellent job capturing knights and life in the middle ages and I would definatly give this bood two thumbs up!
"Knights and Shimeing Armor with there big ling swords"
The book the "knights" is about weaopns, armor, houses and the way of life. It shows you how they lived and how life was back then. Yes i would recommend this book because it is a good way to learn about the way it was back then, and the past.\
knights: a review
After reading the book "Knights" I had a better understanding of the history of knights and the Middle Ages.This book covers who knights were, what equipment they used, what their lives were like, etc. Though I think this book was directed towards a younger audience, it would be a great reference source for any research project or report.-Grant ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. History - Medieval    5. Juvenile Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Castles    3. Children's 4-8 - History - General    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Civilization, Medieval    6. History - Europe    7. History - General    8. History - Medieval    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. History    4. History - Medieval    5. History - Military & Wars    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Medieval, 500-1500    9. Military art and science    10. Military history, Medieval    11. British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500    12. British Isles    13. History by topic, themes in history   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Civilization, Medieval    4. History - Medieval    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Knights and knighthood    8. Medieval civilization    9. Middle Ages    10. Social Science - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology    11. Knights & crusaders   

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Interactive and entertaining format.
While other books on castles written for children may contain more substantial amounts of information, Mystery History of a Medieval Castle is great for kids who cannot or will not perform sustained reading. Afterreading the main text of each page, the reader has the opportunity to solvepuzzles, answer questions which help develop critical thinking skills, andput together clues to find a villain. There is even a board game at theend of the book.Other texts may be used to supplement this one if morein-depth or broaderinformation on the Middle Ages is required. This bookis great as a fun activity when used in conjunction with classroommaterials and Internet activities. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Castles    2. Children's 9-12 - History - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Civilization, Medieval    6. History - General    7. History - Medieval    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Social Science - General    11. Social Studies - General    12. Non-Classifiable   

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The best book ever
This is the grossest book I have ever read and you get all the gross facts with it and this is a good book because you get gross facts.It tells you about the battlefield and how they almost never wash there blades, they were to be decorative not to cut off limbs. This kind of book is great for book shares. Try reading other books in this series and once you start, you can't stop.

Really yucky and cool
This picturebook is aimed at primary elementary students, and shows the gory life of a 16th century medical staff. It has many yucky details, which the kids love, and is interesting for comparisons of how much the medicine advanced since that age. The facial expressions are real fun, especially all the teeth-clenching of patients faced with primitive medical tools (which seem to inflict more pain than cure). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 16th century    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Communicable diseases    6. England    7. Health & Daily Living - Diseases    8. History    9. History - General    10. History - Medieval    11. Juvenile History    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile literature    14. Medical care    15. Medicine    16. Technology - History    17. Technology - Medicine   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    2. Children's 4-8    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Girls & Women    6. History - Medieval    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical   

Editorial Review

Calling all knights! Grab your swords and strap on your armor! We're off to the castle to learn about life in medieval times. This fascinating book from Dorling Kindersley contains more than 60 reusable full-color stickers made from photographs of real people, weapons, and castles. Seven large pages of text explain life in the days of lords and ladies, with short paragraphs next to the outline of the related sticker. We learn about castle defense, the life of a knight, food and table manners, and arms and armor. An amazing amount of information is creatively conveyed, from costumes to crossbows to cooking cauldrons. Read more

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A very good book for beginners
This is an excellent book on castles, and it is especially great for young children.Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's 4-8 - Crafts / Hobbies    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Historical - Medieval    5. History - Medieval    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Crusades    4. History - General    5. History - General History    6. History - Medieval    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. World - General   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 3-4    2. Education    3. Education / Elementary    4. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Social Science    5. Elementary    6. History    7. History - Medieval    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Medieval, 500-1500    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science    11. Western Europe   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Civilization, Medieval    5. Cooking    6. Crafts & Hobbies - General    7. History    8. History - Medieval    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Middle Ages    11. British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500    12. British Isles    13. Interactive & activity books & packs   

Subjects:  1. Castles    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Civilization, Medieval    5. Europe    6. Europe - General    7. History - General    8. History - Medieval    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Knights and knighthood   

Subjects:  1. 1889-1945    2. 1933-1945    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Europe    6. Germany    7. History - Europe    8. History - Medieval    9. History - Military & Wars    10. Hitler, Adolf,    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Politics and government    14. World War, 1939-1945    15. Humanities   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. General    4. History - Medieval    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Sports & Recreation - General    7. Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. History - Asia    4. History - Medieval    5. History - Military & Wars    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Military Science    8. Ninjutsu    9. Technology & Industrial Arts   

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Great for low level readers!
I am a teacher and I found this book to be informative, yet low enough for some of my struggling readers.The pictures and type font are not "babyish," but are attractive to older kids. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - History - General    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Cities and towns, Medieval    4. Civilization, Medieval    5. Europe    6. History - Medieval    7. Juvenile literature    8. Social Studies - Customs, Traditions, Anthropology   

Subjects:  1. 742-814    2. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    3. Charlemagne,    4. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    6. Children: Grades 2-3    7. Civilization, Medieval    8. Emperor,    9. France    10. History    11. History - Medieval    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile literature    14. Kings, queens, rulers, etc    15. Social Science - General    16. To 987    17. Charlemagne   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Christianity    4. Church history    5. History    6. History - Europe    7. History - General    8. History - Medieval    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Middle Ages, 600-1500    12. Religion - Christianity - General   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Castles    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Civilization, Medieval    7. Europe    8. History - Medieval    9. Juvenile Architecture    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Middle Ages    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Medieval