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DK Pockets: Castles

by Philip Wilkinson
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Overview

Level 4 readers will love this exciting new multi-level "Eyewitness Reader" that uses DK's dramatic non-fiction style to help children learn to read. Readers follow the dramatic tales of slashing swords and a castle, under siege. 48 pp.

Provides information on daily life in medieval castles, their different architectural styles, and the ways in which they were attacked and defended.

Synopsis

Level 4 readers will love this exciting new multi-level "Eyewitness Reader" that uses DK's dramatic non-fiction style to help children learn to read. Readers follow the dramatic tales of slashing swords and a castle, under siege. 48 pp.

Children's Literature

The text in Mr. Steele's oversize (10- x 12-inch) volume is similarly divided between narrative and lengthy annotations. Among the other features of his handsome volume are a double-spread, centerfold, within-the-walls view of a castle and its inhabitants, a timeline of castle history, and an illustrated glossary.

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Children's Literature - Beverly Kobrin

The text in Mr. Steele's oversize (10- x 12-inch) volume is similarly divided between narrative and lengthy annotations. Among the other features of his handsome volume are a double-spread, centerfold, within-the-walls view of a castle and its inhabitants, a timeline of castle history, and an illustrated glossary.

Book Details

Published
September 1, 1997
Publisher
DK Publishing, Inc.
Pages
128
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780789420473

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