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Vikings / author, Philip Steele ; consultant, Dr. Ragnhild Ljosland.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: DK findout!Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First American editionDescription: 42 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465471208
  • 1465471200
  • 9781465477125
  • 1465477128
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Who were the Vikings? -- Viking voyages -- Viking longship -- Raids -- Warriors and weapons -- Traders -- Common myths -- Famous Vikings -- Walls and forts -- Viking society -- At home -- Jobs and skills -- Viking feast -- Viking animals -- Viking women -- Growing up -- Games and sports -- Words and music -- Writing in runes -- Art styles -- Dress like a Viking -- Gods and goddesses -- A Norse tale -- Afterlife -- Meet the expert -- After the Vikings -- A Viking adventure -- Viking facts and figures.
Summary: Find out all about the history of the Vikings, the warriors and explorers who raided Europe in their longships throughout the Middle Ages. Learn about Viking warfare, their families, homes, clothes, and crafts, as well as gods from Norse mythology, such as Thor and Loki, in this beautifully illustrated children's book that is crammed with amazing facts. Amazing cut-away artworks take you inside Viking homes and longships, in which these notorious seafaring warriors sailed to North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus. New photography, including reenactments of Viking life, makes this book essential for budding historians and imaginative learners.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This fun, fact-filled book for kids ages 6-9 is the ultimate guide to Viking history, from Loki and longships to runestones and raids. Entertaining and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and fascinating tidbits, it's the perfect book for any kid who can't get enough of these medieval adventurers.

What games and sports did Vikings play? Which animals played a part in their lives? Who was the Viking god Thor married to? Find out the answers to these questions and more in DKfindout! Vikings , which features photographs of Viking forts, artifacts, and weapons, as well as realistic re-creations of family and farming life. This book explores all sides of these legendary seafaring settlers, from famous Viking battles and voyages to feasting, trading, and popular pastimes. Though the Vikings often led violent raids on foreign settlements and cities, they also had strong family bonds and rich styles of art, fashion, and storytelling, which kids will discover as they flip through the pages of DKfindout! Vikings.

Vetted by educational consultants, the DKfindout! series drives kids ages 6-9 to become experts on more than 30 of their favorite STEM- and history-related subjects, whether Vikings, volcanoes, or robots. This series covers the subjects that kids really want to learn about--ones that have a direct impact on the world around them, like climate change, space exploration, and rapidly evolving technology--making learning fun through amazing images, stimulating quizzes, and cutting-edge information. The DKfindout! series is one that kids will want to turn to again and again.

Includes index.

Find out all about the history of the Vikings, the warriors and explorers who raided Europe in their longships throughout the Middle Ages. Learn about Viking warfare, their families, homes, clothes, and crafts, as well as gods from Norse mythology, such as Thor and Loki, in this beautifully illustrated children's book that is crammed with amazing facts. Amazing cut-away artworks take you inside Viking homes and longships, in which these notorious seafaring warriors sailed to North America 500 years before Christopher Columbus. New photography, including reenactments of Viking life, makes this book essential for budding historians and imaginative learners.

Who were the Vikings? -- Viking voyages -- Viking longship -- Raids -- Warriors and weapons -- Traders -- Common myths -- Famous Vikings -- Walls and forts -- Viking society -- At home -- Jobs and skills -- Viking feast -- Viking animals -- Viking women -- Growing up -- Games and sports -- Words and music -- Writing in runes -- Art styles -- Dress like a Viking -- Gods and goddesses -- A Norse tale -- Afterlife -- Meet the expert -- After the Vikings -- A Viking adventure -- Viking facts and figures.

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