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It's a feudal, feudal world : a different medieval history / Stephen Shapiro ; illustrated by Ross Kinnaird.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto : Annick Press, c2013.Description: 44 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 1554515521 (pbk.)
  • 155451553X (bound)
  • 9781554515523 (pbk.)
  • 9781554515530 (bound)
Other title:
  • It is a feudal, feudal world
Subject(s): Summary: This innovative presentation of medieval history combines visually appealing infographics, whimsical cartoons and lively, informative text to highlight aspects of the diversity and intercultural dynamics of the medieval world, from Europe to the Byzantine, Ottoman and Islamic empires
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 909.07 S529 Available 33111005201286
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Enter a medieval world unlike any you've seen before.

Welcome to an innovative and reader-friendly approach to medieval history, one that combines visually appealing infographics, whimsical cartoons and lively, informative text. Each spread offers a snapshot that highlights an aspect of the diversity and intercultural dynamics of the medieval world, from Europe to the Byzantine, Ottoman and Islamic empires.

Readers get the inside scoop on crusaders and caliphs, Mongols and midwives, as they read about expanding trade routes, power shifts, conquests, adventure, and persecutions. From the daily life of the medieval child to Rabban bar Sauma's extraordinary pilgrimage, the result is a colorful and varied picture of what life was like a thousand years ago. For example, did you know:

* 5% of babies in English peasants' homes died from pig bites?

* what medieval workers did for a living?

* you could buy a Turkish horse for 455 cartloads of dung?

* the best way to stop the unstoppable knight?

* A Viking longship is the length of two of today's school buses?

* who was most likely to die from the Black Death?

* how Rome and Constantinople rose and fell?

Shapiro's meticulous research is brought to life by Ross Kinnaird's historically based, humorous, illustrations. Who would imagine medieval history could be this much fun!

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This innovative presentation of medieval history combines visually appealing infographics, whimsical cartoons and lively, informative text to highlight aspects of the diversity and intercultural dynamics of the medieval world, from Europe to the Byzantine, Ottoman and Islamic empires

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