Knights and Castles

Knights and Castles

Author: Will Osborne & Mary Pope Osborne

ISBN: 037590297X

Publisher: Random House, 2000

Age: 9-12
Genre: Non-fiction

Summary: After Jack and Annie go on an adventure to medieval times they decide they want to learn more about the time period and research knights, castles, armor, and more!  Take a journey with Jack and Annie as they share with the reader all the information they learned through their research on the middle ages.  Included are fun facts about middle age living, society, castles, photos, and more.

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Personal Thoughts: This book is part of a series of non-fiction research guides that accompanies a series of juvenile fiction books called Magic Tree House.  These books are incredibly popular, as are the non-fiction guides that accompany them because they are imaginative and creative.  They take the reader on a journey through times and places, but still include learning.  These non-fiction guides read like fiction, which is one of their large draws for kids.  It’s seen as an extension of the story itself.