Saturday, May 29, 2010

Let's Look at Castles

Let's Look at Castles

Written by Rupert Matthews

Illustrated by John James

Publisher: The Bookwright Press 1988 32 pages

Genre: Picture books, Types of Architectures and History

Reading Level: Ages 6-8

Summary: This is about castles. It tells how castles started as hilltop fortresses into bailey and motte castles. It tells how people lived in castles. Only the lord and his family had their own rooms, the rest of the people in the castle slept in the Great Hall. 600 years ago, people began to leave castles. Most of the castles that still stand today have been changed into museums.

Response: This book is very informative and highly enjoyable.

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