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Author Gravett, Christopher, 1951-

Title Castle / written by Christopher Gravett ; photographed by Geoff Dann.

Publication Info. New York : DK Publishing, 2008.

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Location Call No. Status
 Cheshire Public Library - Children's Department  J 623.14 GRAVETT    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J 728.81 GRA    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Children's Department  J 940.1 GRAVETT    DUE 04-14-24
 Manchester, Main Library - New Children's Books  J 940.1 CASTLE    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Children's Nonfiction  J 940.1 GRAVETT    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Children's Department  J 940.1 GRAVETT c.2  Check Shelf
Description 72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 wall chart poster.
Series Eyewitness books
Note Includes CD-ROM titled: Castle: clip art.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 69) and index.
Summary Looks behind fortress walls to explore how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals, the important rooms, the people who lived in them, and what castle life was like.
Contents What is a castle? -- The first castles -- The great tower -- Concentric castles -- Castles on the Loire -- Castles in Spain -- Castles in Germany -- The chapel -- Laying a siege -- Men and missles -- Tricks of defense -- The garrison -- The castle as prison -- Crusader castles -- Castles in Japan -- The great hall -- The kitchen -- At the table -- The entertainers -- Women and children -- The lord -- Fabrics and textiles -- In the fields -- Animals in the castle -- The woodworkers -- Metalwork -- Castles in decline -- Did you know? -- Who's who? -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
Subject Fortification -- Europe -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Castles -- Europe -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Castles -- Europe -- History.
Castles -- Pictorial works.
Fortification -- Europe -- History.
Clip art -- Software.
Added Author Dann, Geoff.
ISBN 9780756637699
0756637694
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