The Kingfisher Atlas of the Medieval World [Hardcover]

Simon Adams (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Kingfisher Atlas

With sixteen full-color maps showing what the world was like from A.D. 500 to 1450, this book is sure to capture in the attention of students interested in knights and castles, Vikings, Crusades, the Aztecs, and the Incas. Each map shows the major sites associated with a particular medieval theme, with colorful picture icons revealing cities, palaces, religious buildings, farmers, traders, warriors, and much more. Additional feature spreads present in-depth information on the key topics of cathedrals and monasteries, Islamic culture, knights and castles, and the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. This atlas is the ideal companion to classroom study of medieval history or literature.

Editorial Reviews

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Grade 5–8—Sixteen colorful maps depict the world from A.D. 500 to 1500. A chronology appears in the right margin of the first map. Specific time lines for India, China, Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, the Vikings, Europe, African kingdoms, and North and Central America help students integrate the major historical events of the period. Topics include cathedrals and monasteries, Islamic culture, knights and castles, and the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán. General information is written in large type with details and captions in progressively smaller type. Picture icons identify cities, palaces, religious buildings, and people such as merchants, farmers, and soldiers, and there are several inset photos of artifacts and sites as well as large cutaway drawings of Chartres cathedral and The Dome of the Rock. Neil Morris's The Atlas of the Medieval World (Peter Bedrick, 1999) is similar in scope.—Ann Joslin, Fort LeBoef School District, Waterford, PA
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Review

Children's Literature
Embark on a journey to the medieval world to view celebrated—and in some instances, catastrophic events in history. This easily read, though not too intense title in the "KingfisherAtlas" series is attractively illustrated

 

School Library Journal
Sixteen colorful maps depict the world from A.D. 500 to 1500.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Kingfisher (February 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0753459469
• ISBN-13: 978-0753459461
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,669 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #32 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Atlases
  • #44 in Books > Children's Books > History > Medieval

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview, no depth, July 28, 2009

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Cookie's mom (Lawrenceville, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Kingfisher Atlas of the Medieval World (Hardcover)

I checked this book out from the library when I was preparing to teach a children's class on the Middle Ages. Pluses: attractive book, nice maps, good timelines, and takes a world view. In other words, rather than focusing on Medieval Europe, it shows what was going on all around the world during selected time periods of the Middle Ages. I liked this because most other books about the Middle Ages focus exclusively on Europe and on Western civilization. Minuses: it's an atlas, so it's useful as a reference or a starting point, but there is no depth. Typical blurb from one of the maps: "Attacking Rome. Rome was ransacked by the Visigoths in 410 and then by the Vandals in 455."

I came to Amazon to check the price, but I would put this book in the category of "nice-to-have" rather than "must-have." I gave it four stars because it is an attractive book that achieves its limited purpose.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The middle ages around the world, August 22, 2009

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J. Grambo "Teacher" (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Kingfisher Atlas of the Medieval World (Hardcover)

A very readable, well-illustrated timeline of medieval culture from 400 to 1400 A.D., covering all the world, not just Europe. One of the unique and fascinating aspects of the book is how well it shows what was happening around the world at this time, so you get a world view, not just one focused on Europe. For timeline and maps, one of the best pictorial world atlases of medieval times. Grades 4-12.