Books with title Knights

The newest in Barron's Little People Shape Books has its covers and pages die-cut in the shape of the little boy who appears on the front cover, clad in a shining knight's costume. Younger children will be delighted by the color illustrations and simple description of knighthood, its legends, and its many trimmings, as they turn the pages of this sturdy and attractive board book.

Who are the brave warriors of history and of today? This title discusses the origin of knights, their historical development, famous examples, key skills, and traits, along with details about weapons, training, and missions. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also includes a timeline, glossary, Web links, index, and common core activities. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing.

The notion of a chivalrous knight has been the subject of much romanticizing and myth-making. That said, warriors on horseback were key players in the warfare and political fabric of Europe in the Middle Ages. This informative volume highlights key events in the world on the knight, such as the Battle of Agincourt and the Fourth Crusade. A timeline clarifies how and when figures and events fit into the historical record, sidebars supply interesting facts or define key terms, and profiles introduce interesting figures, such as Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, Sir Henry Percy, and Joan of Arc. Maps, illustrated manuscript details, sculpture, and more illustrate this lively tome.

Angels or Demons? The grey is fading.Grey Knights is Rachel DeFriez’s chilling sequel to Grey Matters.The Z-Virus has mutated and the infection looms large on the Texas horizon. As the rushing tide of the Apocalypse smears the lines between heaven and hell, Evelyn and Greyson escape the fire of one quarantine zone, only to find themselves fugitives in the inferno of another.

Despite the common image of knights in the Middle Ages as brave and chivalrous warriors who protected the downtrodden, many knights did not live up to those expectations. This illuminating account of knighthood debunks myths about the warrior class and explains how knights arose as vassals to protect the land in the feudal system of medieval European society. Readers will learn about the training for knighthood, jousting, the life of a knight, and the role of knights in the Crusades.

A gem from the fifties when the legendary master was most deeply involved in girls' comics, Twin Knights is more than just a sequel to the shojo manga milestone Princess Knight. More close addressing issue of station as well as gender, this one-volume tale has all the antic innocence of the early Tezuka even as it revises the more famous works' premise, doing away with the conceit of "boy and girl hearts" and invoking the vagaies of chance and power in their place.

The notion of a chivalrous knight has been the subject of much romanticizing and myth-making. That said, warriors on horseback were key players in the warfare and political fabric of Europe in the Middle Ages. This informative volume highlights key events in the world on the knight, such as the Battle of Agincourt and the Fourth Crusade. A timeline clarifies how and when figures and events fit into the historical record, sidebars supply interesting facts or define key terms, and profiles introduce interesting figures, such as Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, Sir Henry Percy, and Joan of Arc. Maps, illustrated manuscript details, sculpture, and more illustrate this lively tome.

Sam was an ordinary boy, with ordinary parents; or so he thought. But his parents had a secret; they had left old lives behind, as Sam was about to discover. The more he finds out about them, the more he discovers about himself, and the legacy they’ve handed down to him.Kar A’Savio is a Knight of the Order of the D'vaya Chakran. Being the last survivor of Carmizion, he has faced mistrust and hostility from his brothers-in-arms, but has won many over with his deeds since that fateful day. But a favour for an old friend threatens to bring it all crashing down around him.Hylinar is an occupied kingdom, covered in unoccupied land. A decade of oppression has left it a shadow of its former self. As dark forces seek to quell the last embers of resistance, both Sam and Kar A’Savio will have to depend on each other for salvation before those embers are extinguished for good…