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What are castles and knights? / by Sarah Fabiny ; illustrated by Dede Putra.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: What was--? | Who HQ NOWPublisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2022Description: 107 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593226865
  • 0593226860
  • 9780593226872
  • 0593226879
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What are castles and knights? -- Loyalty and protection -- My home, my castle -- So you want to be a knight -- Get your armor on -- Into battle -- Attack! -- More than a warrior -- Tournaments -- Knighthood's end -- Timeline.
Summary: "Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 929.71 F119 Available 33111010983621
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 929.71 F119 Available 33111010846000
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 929.71 F119 Available 33111009437951
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Go back to the thrilling time of warring knights who were prepared to give their life in order to protect their lord and his castle.

Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare.

Author Sarah Fabiny dives into the history of castles and how they grew from simple wood structures to mighty fortresses in stone. She also explains who could become a knight and what their lives were like off of the battlefield, enjoying feasts, courting their lady loves, and showing off in tournaments.

With 80 fun black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this latest addition to Who HQ!

Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107).

What are castles and knights? -- Loyalty and protection -- My home, my castle -- So you want to be a knight -- Get your armor on -- Into battle -- Attack! -- More than a warrior -- Tournaments -- Knighthood's end -- Timeline.

"Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.

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