| Castle Diary |
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author: Richard Platt
illustrator: Chris Riddell
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A lively historical-fiction diary - now in affordable black-and-white paperback
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What was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with CASTLE DIARY: THE JOURNAL OF TOBIAS BURGESS. Eleven-year-old Toby’s vivid diary entries offer an insider’s view of day-to-day castle life, including tips on etiquette (where do you spit at a feast?) and exciting descriptions of hunting, jousting, and harvesting. Complete with glossary, index, and detailed endnotes, this is a rich look at medieval life that informs as much as it entertains.
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"Not many, if any, children’s books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review)
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suggested retail price (U.S./CAN):
$6.99 / $7.50 |
isbn-10/isbn-13:
0763621641 / 9780763621643 |
on sale date:
07/2003 |
type/format:
Middle-grade novel / PB Digest |
age range:
9 yrs and up
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# of pages/size:
128 / 5 5/16" x 7" |
grade range:
Grade 4 and up
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subjects:
Historical Fiction; Social Studies; |
author’s comments:
RICHARD PLATT is an avid fan of castles and the author of many innovative and best-selling books for children, including CROSS SECTIONS: CASTLE, illustrated by Stephen Biesty. |
illustrator’s comments:
Chris Riddell is one of the most acclaimed children's book illustrators in the United Kingdom. In addition to his skill as an illustrator, he brings to CASTLE DIARY a wicked sense of humor, perhaps the result of his years as a political cartoonist. |
