Castle


Title: Castle
Author: David Macaulay
Illustrator: David Macaulay
Type: Historical Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: 4th-adult
Publisher: Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin
Date of Publication: 1977
ISBN: 978-0395329207

SynopsisThis book walks the reader through the construction of a castle in a fictional town in 13th century Wales.  The entire process from the planning of the castle to the clearing of the site to the testing of the castle's defenses is covered in great detail accompanied throughout by detailed pen and ink drawings of each step in the process.  The book is a Caldecott Honor winner.

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Possible Teaching Points: 1) architecture, 2) middle age history

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