Peter Kent's Big Book of Armor - Hardcover

Kent, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753464233 ISBN 13: 9780753464236

Publisher: Kingfisher, 2010

Synopsis

This is not just a book about medieval knights and Roman soldiers. This title offers something quite different because it looks at every sort of armour, in every application: from a snail to a 50,000-tonne battleship! Armour doesn't just offer protection from bullets and swords, because lethal force can be anything from a lion's claw to a burst of radiation. This entertaining and informative book looks at some rather unusual armour, such as spacesuits, police riot uniforms, builder's helmets, deep sea diving vessels and plastic armour, the material for the armour of the future, as well as examining animal armour and people in armour through the ages.

About this title

About the Author:

Author and illustrator Peter Kent has been producing books for children and adults for almost thirty years. His first book was a serious work of history: Fortifications of East Anglia, which is still in print today. He has written and illustrated nineteen children's books, and illustrated over one hundred and thirty other children's books. In fact, Peter thinks he has produced over 12,000 individual artworks for his children's books. As well as working as an author/illustrator, Peter still manages to find time for some teaching and lecturing.

From Booklist:

The term armor immediately brings to mind knights in the Middle Ages, but this book will expand just about anyone’s thinking. The introduction defines armor as “defensive covering” and establishes the context for the 32 categories about to be discussed—from beetles to battlefields. Beginning with the earth’s armor (the ozone layer), the groupings range from ancient weaponry and military equipment to contemporary items such as helmets, kneepads, and oven mitts. Part of what makes these snippets of information fascinating are the diminutive, detailed illustrations that form miniature, Where’s Waldo?–style dioramas. Many spreads place time icons next to the examples (Assyrian battering ram: 900 BC; amphibious armored car: 1560; French land sloop on wheels: 1795). From breakwaters to rhino horns and from chain mail to Kevlar, this is joyously pure boy bait. Grades 3-5. --Julie Cummins

About this edition

• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0753464233
• ISBN 13: 9780753464236
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64