Knights in Shining Armor
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Book Overview
Learn all about medieval knights with favorite nonfiction author and illustrator Gail Gibbons -- perfect for the younger set! "Children won't want to surrender this book, so buy multiple copies," says Booklist of this ideal picture book primer on medieval knights. The author covers tournaments, chivalry, and what happened when a bad knight was caught. Legendary knights such as Sir Gawain and the knights of the Round Table are included, as is St.George and the dragon, and Gibbons also discusses present-day knights. With all of the excitement clearly rendered in clean pen and ink and watercolor, there's plenty of fighting, decorative clothing and heraldry, as well as clear labels pointing out the parts of a castle and the names of the armor pieces. "A shining example of the type of nonfiction that Gibbons does so well." - School Library Journal Don't miss these other favorite nonfiction books by Gail Gibbons:
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Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0316300381
ISBN13:9780316300384
Release Date:April 1998
Publisher:Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 10.0" x 8.0"
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Good info, but not a favorite book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book is full of interesting facts, good illustrations but seems either too long with the additional stories of a few knights or too short because it touches on a few King Arthur knights but not all, seems to leave ya wanting more out of the book. It is more for kids that can read for themselves. I skip this book for bedtime stories as it is pretty dry and my son wants to read something else.
Great for knight-aficionados...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Great for younger kids interested in knights (3-4years), lots of information and great pictures.
Great Gail Gibbons
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Like all of Gibbons' books, the text is full of good info...accompanied by useful illustrations.
Knights and Castles
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I bought this for my 6-year-old grandson, who loves to play with knights and dragons. Great pictures and lots of information presented without a lot of words. I learned a lot, too! Gail Gibbons' books are terrific!
Knights in Shining Armor
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
As an heraldic artist for over 40 years and with grandchildren becoming interested in ALL things, I found this book very helpful in passing on my interests. It has helped them to become intrigued with the Knights of the Roundtable and their play now includes slaying dragons and rescuing fair maidens.They also have started asking about the various insignia in all my books on heraldry. The illustrations brought to life the costumes and customs of the era. The story was written simply so that any young child could readily understand what the author was saying.Thanks to Gail Gibbons for such an interesting way for children to learn.
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