Description
| Product ID: | 9781902463636 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Discovering History |
| Title: | Discovering Knights & Castles |
| Authors: | Author: Richard Platt, Inklink Firenze |
| Page Count: | 32 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Europe |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Authoritative text, spectacular illustrations, rhyming storyline and free give-aways give these snapshots of history the extra edge. Discovering Knights and Castles is an authoritative book about the Middle Ages for 7 to 11-year-olds. Life in the Middle Ages was much more dangerous than today. Many people lived in high-walled castles, protected by brave knights clad in armour and wielding heavy swords and lances. Plunge into Knights and Castles and discover what it was like to live in a castle. What did everyone eat? Where was the garderobe? Who were the pantler, the constable, and the marshall? And follow the story of a young orphan page as he trains to become a knight – will he save the castle and marry the baron''s daughter? Or will he be banished and meet a bloody end on the battlefield? Anything could happen! Red Kite Books'' Discovering series has two special features setting it apart from the competition: a story told in verse running along the bottom of each spread and a fantastic free gift tucked inside the back cover. In Discovering Knights and Castles, the free gift is a spectacular knight''s coat-of-arms banner. |
| Imprint Name: | Red Kite Books |
| Publisher Name: | Haldane Mason Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-03-07 |
