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Books with title Castles

  • Castles

    Colin Thompson

    Paperback (Red Fox, May 28, 2007)
    Enter world upon world, where castles emerge from thin air or spring up overnight in your own garden. Search the intricate pictures, and see if you can find the royal family hidden in the visually imaginative splendor of each castle. Then go back and look again—there are endless puzzles, mazes, tricks, and messages just waiting to be discovered. An ingenious picture book to pore over—again and again, inch by inch—from the acclaimed creator of The The Last Alchemist, Looking for Atlantis, Paperbag Prince, and The Paradise Garden.
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  • Castle

    David Macaulay

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 25, 1982)
    A 1978 Caldecott Honor Book The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town.
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  • Castles

    Sam Taplin

    Paperback (Usborne Books, )
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  • Castles

    Beth Smith, Anne Canevari Green

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 1988)
    Discusses the design and use of European castles from 500 A.D., relates what daily life was like inside, and presents legends and ghost stories linked with castles.
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  • Castles

    Colin Thompson

    Hardcover (Hutchinson, Aug. 22, 2006)
    In this fantastical world there are castles in space, floating castles, castles in the sky and castles made of glass. Each one hides a royal family and there are plenty of mazes. Colin Thompson’s wonderfully detailed artwork reaches new heights of ingenuity and invention in this brilliant new book.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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  • Castles

    Emma Helbrough, Colin King, Adam Larcum

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2003)
    Describes the origins, main features, and destruction of medieval castles, and discusses the way of life of the people who lived in them, knighthood, and sieges.
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  • Castles

    Gallimard Jeunesse, Claude Delafosse, C. & D. Millett, Nancy Krulik, C. & D. Millet, Jennifer Riggs

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books / Scholastic Inc., June 1, 1993)
    Text, illustrations, and transparent acetate overlays depict life in a castle
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  • Castles

    Tedd Arnold

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 3, 2017)
    Children across the nation voted for the topic of this Fly Guy Presents book, and the winning topic was... CASTLES! On their latest field trip, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about castles: from drawbridges and dungeons to kings, queens, and knights! Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold brings nonfiction to life for beginning readers. There are humorous illustrations and engaging photographs throughout. The front cover features eye-catching holographic foil!
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  • Castle

    David Macaulay

    eBook (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 25, 1982)
    The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town.
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  • Castles

    Miranda Smith

    Hardcover (Kingfisher, April 15, 1995)
    Intricate and meticulous illustrations bring history to life in this wide-ranging castle tour that covers both the majestic splendour of the great halls and the hardships of living in a feudal society - from the building of a castle to shopping in a medieval marketplace. A magnificent 8-page gatefold opens up to a cutaway view of the castle -- both inside and out -- and lets viewers get an up-close view of all the rooms and people going about their everyday tasks. Includes an illustrated glossary and index.
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  • Castles

    Gary Jeffrey

    Paperback (Crabtree Publishing Company, Feb. 28, 2014)
    Via graphic novel format, examines three historic attacks on medieval castles.
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  • Castles

    Stephanie Turnbull, Colin King, Laura Parker

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Describes the origins, main features, and destruction of medieval castles, and discusses the way of life of the people who lived in them, knighthood, and sieges.
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