Knights in shining armor - Softcover

Gail Gibbons

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439267692 ISBN 13: 9780439267694

Publisher: Scholastic Inc, 2000

Synopsis

A look at the life of knights in the Middle Ages and a collection of tales about their adventures.

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About the Author

Gail Gibbons has written and illustrated more than one hundred informational books for children. A talented writer who turns fact into entertainment, she has traveled across the country to research topics as diverse as deep-sea submersibles, the largest tree in the world, and more. Gail Gibbons divides her time between a cottage on Matinicus Island off the coast of Maine and a farmhouse in Vermont surrounded by sugar maple trees.

From Booklist

Ages 4^-8. Like dinosaurs, knights, with their castles, horses, armor, and weaponry, have always been a source of fascination for children, but they haven't been explored much in books at the preschool and primary level. Gibbons gives kids the information they crave--beginning with the when and the why knights wore armor. She covers tournaments, chivalry, and what happened when a bad knight was caught. Legendary knights such as Sir Gawain and the knights of the Round Table are briefly described, as is St. George and the dragon, and Gibbons also discusses present-day knights. The watercolor-and-ink pictures are some of Gibbons' liveliest and most attractive: there's plenty of fighting, decorative clothing and heraldry, and clear labels pointing out the parts of a castle and the names of the armor pieces. Children won't want to surrender this book, so buy multiple copies. Susan Dove Lempke

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0439267692
• ISBN 13: 9780439267694
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32