About This Book
This engaging novelty book invites children to discover the fascinating world inside a medieval castle. Through beautifully detailed illustrations and interactive gatefolds, young readers can explore different sections of a castle, such as the keep, gatehouse, and outbuildings, and even a tournament scene. The unique format, with fold-back doors and windows, encourages active exploration, making history come alive for children aged 4-11. It's an excellent resource for sparking curiosity about the past and understanding medieval life.
In this beautiful novelty book, children will discover - in amazing illustrative detail - what life was like inside a medieval castle. Four double gatefolds, specially cut to shape, open up like the front section of a doll's house to reveal a fantastic interior scene with all the rooms and the people inside them. Children will love peering through the fold-back doors and windows that feature on all the folds to reveal life inside the keep, the gatehouse, outbuildings and in a tournament.
Discussion Prompts
1
What was your favorite room or part of the castle to explore? Why?
2
If you lived in a castle, what job would you want to have?
3
What are some differences between living in a castle long ago and living in your home today?
4
What do you think was the most important part of a castle?
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