Knights and Castles

Knights and Castles

Author: Philip Dixon

ISBN: 1416938648

Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007

Age: 9-12

Genre: Non-fiction

Summary: Take a journey to medieval times to see how knights and nobles lived, how castles were made, defended and kept, and how society functioned.  Get a feel for the various people that made a castle run smoothly, learn how castle defenses were built to withstand a siege and find out about real castles like the Tower of London, Castel de Monte, Caerphilly, Mont-Saint-Michel, and more.  Each page is full of information, pictures and video game styled images, which is sure to capture the interest of any age.

Read A-likes: Part of the Insider Series which also includes: Egypt, Space, Dinosaurs, Oceans, and The Human Body.

Personal Thoughts: This book is extremely interesting and fun to read and look at!  The pictures are very similar to the video games to today which makes it more interesting to a larger group of kids.  The images are mostly 3-D, but some real photos and images are included of the places, people and items being discussed.  A fun and engaging read for young kids especially boys.