Knights and Castles

Travel back in time to an age of battles and bloodshed. Find out all about knights—their chivalry, valor, jousts, weapons, and battles. Then discover more about siege warfare; watch history come alive with the color and drama of the Middle Ages; and take a tour of some of the world's greatest castles.

Children's Literature

Knighthood, castles and medieval civilization are all explored in this nonfiction text, which is part of a series. A wide variety of illustrations highlight each chapter. Beginning with information about knights and castles, the text continues with explanations about the Crusades, weapons, castle life, the towns, battles, heraldry and other facts about this age. Listed throughout the text are websites for further research. Each new chapter has a word with its definition on the side of the page. An interesting fact is also written at the bottom of the first page of each chapter. Photographs and paintings reveal numerous interesting details along with the written specific facts. A glossary, index, table of contents and a page with other written sources and websites are included. Lots of visual appeal consisting of exciting illustrations and photographs help make this text an excellent resource for the study of this period of time. Reviewer: Vicki Foote

Philip Steele is an experienced author and editor who has been writing books for children and adults on a wide range of topics, including history, geography, and social themes, for more than twenty years.