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 Treasure Chests: Knights An interactive kit by the publisher that
created the Ancient Egypt kit. Included is an informative mini-book, a secret
drawer (containing a cardboard castle and characters, a map of the crusades,
heraldic stickers), a working plastic medieval catapult to assemble, and a
signet ring with special clay to seal important documents. My son wanted a ring
(his sister got one for her birthday) and he looks so "regal" wearing this one!
Kit comes with key & lock. Great gift and learning tool.
Ages 8-12.
#545X $22.95 $17.25
Special 25th Anniversary Price for a limited time.
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 Arthur and the Sword retold and illustrated by Robert Sabuda is
based on the famous Arthurian legend about how young Arthur pulls the sword out
of the stone and claims his place as the rightful King of England.
As is true in many of his books, Robert Sabuda's artwork - a stained-glass
window effect - complements the text beautifully.
The book cover has some mild scuffing.
#9878 $16.00
(Out of print, one copy available).
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Castle
by David Macaulay. Follow the text and detailed illustrations as a "typical"
castle and adjoining town are planned and built in the 13th century. Excellent.
Caldecott Honor Award-winner.
Paper, 80 pages. Ages 8-12.
#9205 $8.95
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 Castle & Knight Sticker Book
(part of the DK Ultimate Sticker series) - Includes over 60 reusable
full-color stickers made from photographs of weapons, real people dressed in
clothing of the period, knights, and castles. Seven pages of text describe life
in the middle ages, with short descriptions next to the outline of the related
sticker (the outline makes it easier for the user to find the location to place
the sticker).
The gorgeous stickers are located on separate pages. Read the text and then
choose the image that best fits the text.
Included are extra stickers for other projects or just for decoration.
Paper, 12 pages.
#5283 $6.95
(One copy in stock).
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 Dark Knights and Dingy Castles by Terry Deary
(Horrible Histories Special) takes you charging back to the days of chivalry, when
knights clanked about in shining armour waving weird weapons, peasants cleaned
up the mess afterwards, and everyone lived in dark, dingy, horrible homes.
Want to know: why one nutty knight chopped off his own finger?, the revolting
truth about a gong-farmer's job?, what went on in gruesome castle garderobes?
Read on and find out about dreadful dungeons, cruel crusaders, and ghastly
ghosts that haunt creepy British castles.
Paper, 176 pages.
#2982 $16.35 $13.99
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 Days of Knights and Damsels: An Activity Guide (formerly Huzzah Means
Hooray) by Laurie Carlson. I was so excited when I found this book! For almost a
year our family organized weekly activities to study the Middle Ages and
Renaissance with a group of home-schoolers. With over a 100 projects - including
costume directions, food, heraldry, games, crafts, and more - this book gave us
lots of ideas!
Paper, 174 pages. Ages 3-9.
#2916 $14.95 $12.99
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Easy-to-Make Castle by A.G. Smith. If you've wanted to try a
cut-and-assemble book but weren't sure if your child (or you!) would have the
skill and patience to do it, this book is a fun introduction. It is specially
designed for children ages 4-10. Comes with castle and 10 cardboard knights.
Paper.
#4690 $5.95
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Hidden Grail: Sir Percival and the Fisher King features a full original
musical score composed on 12-string guitar, with multiple character voices.
Based on the poem of medieval bard Wolfram von Eschenbach, the story follows a
young man, Percival, who stumbles upon The Grail in a castle surrounded by
wasteland (the famous wasteland from T.S. Eliot's poem). Percival fails to ask a
simple question of the wounded Fisher King of the castle and in so doing he
fails his destiny. Percival's journey back to wholeness is filled with miracles,
magic, and adventures. The music is wonderful and the story is captivating.
Length: 90
minutes Winner of the Family Channel seal of quality award. Ages 7+.
2 CDs: #2257 $24.95 $19.99
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King
Arthur Coloring Book A Dover coloring book with lots of text. It recounts
adventures of King Arthur and Sir Lancelot.
Paper.
#8870 $3.95
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 King Arthur & His Knights The Sword in the Stone, Sir Percival Meets A Lady,
and the Round Table are a few of the tales told on this marvelous tape. This is our
family's favorite. Jim's Sir Bedivere voice is wonderfully believable.
Ages 7+
Cassette: #3061 $10.95 $6.99
Sales Price!
CD: #3312 $14.95 $12.99
Knights Activity Book (Dover) Includes thirty different puzzles,
pictures to color, and a variety of fascinating information about knights and
the Middle Ages. Solutions to the puzzles are at the back of the book. Lots of
fun!
Paper, 32 pages.
#3564 $3.95
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 Knights
of the Round Table adapted by Gwen Gross is a Bullseye Step into Classics
Series and is written for a reading level of ages 7 to 9. Covers 6 stories,
including The Sword in the Stone and Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnell.
#5796 $3.99
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Make This Medieval Castle (an Usborne Cut-Out Model) requires only
glue, scissors or a craft knife to create this model of a 14th century castle.
There are also about 40 groups of figures and props to go along with castle,
including servants, knights and ladies.
The finished model measures
approximately 8 ½" high, 18" wide and 23" long.
#2927 $9.95
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Make this Model Castle (an Usborne Cut-Out Model) requires only
glue, scissors or a craft knife to create this model of a 12th century castle.
There are also about 40 groups of figures and props to go along with castle,
including the Baron and his wife and children, knights, men-at-arms and
servants.
The finished model measures
approximately 8" high at its tallest point, 24" x18" along the base.
#5789 $9.95
Out of print, one copy available.
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 The Measly Middle Ages by Terry
Deary tells you what life was really like in days of old when knights were bold,
women wore tall pointy hats and the peasants were revolting.
Learn fascinating facts, revolting recipes, and gruesome games. Find out about
Medieval monks, the dreaded Black Death, and schools that really knew how to
make children suffer.
Paper, 128 pages.
#9007 $10.25 $9.99
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Medieval Fashions:
Medieval
Costumes Paper Dolls A colorful collection of paper dolls based on fashions
inspired by the exotic fabrics the Crusaders brought back from the Middle East.
Two dolls (a man and a woman) on heavy cardstock and 16 costumes.
Medieval Fashions Coloring Book Features the dress of both peasants
and nobility from the 9th to the 14th centuries. I especially enjoyed the pages
filled with the various headdresses and shoes.
Both books above: #FUN09 $8.90 $7.99
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A Medieval Feast written and illustrated by Aliki, describes the
preparation and celebration of a medieval feast held at an English manor house.
Paper. Ages: 7-11.
#0509 $6.95
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Medieval Tournament Sticker Picture Book: With 25 Reusable Peel-And-Apply
Stickers by Steven James Petruccio - Apply full-color stickers of jousting
knights, archers, troubadours, and more to colorful laminated backdrop depicting
medieval tournament setting.
Paper. 9.25"x12.25".
#7211 $4.99
Out of print, three copies available.
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The Minstrel in the Tower by Gloria Skurzynski. Set in the year 1195,
two children lose their father in the Crusades and must find their uncle to help
their sick mother. Along the way they are kidnapped and held for ransom in an
ancient tower.
RL: ages 7-10. Paper, 60 pages.
#5983 $3.99
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 The Story of the World,
Volume 2: The Middle Ages 400-1600 (From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance),
Revised Edition -
by Susan Wise Bauer continues where the first volume ended.
From the fall of Rome to the rise of the Renaissance, the study of the Middle
Ages will captivate you and your child.
Many of our
conference customers have told us how wonderful these books are and how much
their children enjoy the stories. They particularly like the fact that an
overview of world history is made accessible to younger children.
Ages 6-9.
Paper, 424 pages. Bound edition. (We also have a spiral edition for $18.95.
Email us for more information).
#9042 $16.95 $15.25
Spiral Bound Version of the above book. We have a limited quantity. It's great
how the pages lay flat.
#9115 $18.95
The
Story of the World, Volume 2 ACTIVITY GUIDE, Revised edition edited by
Susan Wise Bauer.
This guide accompanies the preceding book. Included are: comprehension
questions, sample narrations, maps, coloring pages, and activities for each
chapter in The Story of the World, Volume 2.
Paper, 264 double-sided pages of text (review questions, narration exercises,
literature suggestions, map work, and activity projects) plus 182 one-sided
consumable student pages (coloring pages, templates, patterns, map outlines,
paper dolls, games, paper puppets and more).
#9139 $34.95 $31.99
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Story of the World Volume 2 Audiobook
(revised) by
Susan Wise
Bauer, narrated by Jim
Weiss
- This revised audio edition of the second volume of The Story of the World series
is unabridged. Veteran storyteller,
Jim Weiss, is the narrator of this volume!
Nine CDs. Approx. length: 11 hours.
#9122 $44.95 $39.99
New edition! Same great content but now narrated by
Jim Weiss!
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 The Usborne Time Traveler Book of Knights
& Castles - full of detailed illustrations of medieval life. Informative,
detailed illustrations.
Paper, 32 pages. Ages 8-11.
#3357 $6.95
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 Who in the World Was the Acrobatic Empress: The Story of Theodora
by Robin Phillips, illustrated by Jeff West -
In this entertaining biography,
author Robin Phillips looks at the wife of the famous Justinian. How did this
daughter of a bear-keeper marry and greatly influence the ruler of her world?
Phillips's chronological narrative will draw in parents and children alike.
Published by the folks who created the
Story of the World
series. This book complements
The Story of the World
Volume 2, Middle Ages.
Paper, 48 pages. Audience: ages 5-12.
#0390 $9.50 $8.99
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 Young Guinevere by Robert D San Souci,
illustrated by Jamichael Henterly - The author has drawn on a variety of classic
and contemporary sources to weave this magical tale about the childhood of the
legendary heroine, Guinevere, who would grow up to become the wife of King
Arthur and the Queen of all Britain. Jamichael Henterly's illustrations are
stunning, and are my favorite part of the book.
Hardcover, 32 pages. 11"x9"x.2". Ages 9-12. (RL: 3.4).
#6237 $16.95
(Out of print, one copy available).
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Who
in the World Was the Secretive Printer?: The Story of Johannes Gutenberg
by Robert Beckham, illustrated by Jed Mickle - Discover the intriguing story of
Johannes Gutenberg. In this engaging biography, Robert Beckham goes beyond the
few facts children are usually told about the inventor of the printing press.
Instead, Beckham tells us Gutenberg's story. Why did Johannes make thousands of
small mirrors? When did he learn how to make coins at the mint? Why did his
girlfriend take him to court?
Who
in the World Was the Unready King?: The Story of Ethelred by Connie
Clark, illustrated by Jed Mickle - Why did one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of
England leave his throne when Sweyn Forkbeard and the Vikings invaded? In less
than forty years, England changed hands forever. How did the life of the
boy-king Ethelred change English history? Connie Clark's biography of the king
who paved the way for the Viking invasion answers these questions.