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lannthacker's review against another edition
3.0
I'll have to remember this book when kids ask for knights, armor, battle, medieval life, and so on. It's full of awesome details!
sducharme's review against another edition
4.0
The nuts and bolts of how a Medieval town and its castle were built, told in dense text and fine line drawings. I remember spending hours with this book as a child, but never read the historical narrative until now. Caldecott honor, 1978.
bbabyok's review against another edition
3.0
Castles explained
This is a quick but solid explanation of castle building. I would recommend but I wish it would have been longer.
This is a quick but solid explanation of castle building. I would recommend but I wish it would have been longer.
ama_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Intricately illustrated with detailed pen and ink drawings that aptly tell the story. The text was informative, but not very engaging.
thunguyen's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book as it satisfies a particular taste of imagining the detailed process of building a medieval castle. While the black and white illustrations are straightforward, it's still lovely if you're a fan of stone castles. The writing is rather mechanical and dry, makes it a very short book, almost non-fiction although the whole thing is imagined.
mrsbond's review against another edition
4.0
Uses the building of fictional Lord Kevin le Strange's castle to explain the purpose, architecture and culture of castles in 13th century Wales. Large black and white illustrations (ink and pen) scattered throughout the text help to clarify and extend the text. Reference aids: glossary.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
Caldecott Honor children's book concerning the building of a fictionalized castle and town in Wales. It makes a good compromise between being not detailed enough and too detailed. As a grownup, I'd like to see one detailed enough to build, if only you had the army of builders. Way more words then typical for a Caldecott.
snowbenton's review against another edition
3.0
Macaulay has the unsettling ability to present fascinating facts, historical information, and precise drawings in an incredibly yawn-inspiring way. Great for information but not something I would give to someone for fun reading.