Lift The Lid On Knights (Quarto Children's Book) [Paperback]

Struan Reid (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Quarto Children's Book

Here's an exciting look at the world of jousting, heraldry, chivalry, and other traditions and rituals of the past. This kit delivers hours of educational fun with innovative materials and activities to stimulate children's interest. They'll enjoy creating their own medieval knight model with detachable plate armor, sword, helmet, and shield. Also included are a map of castle sites, coat of arms stickers, backgammon board and pieces, and a 16page illustrated booklet, A Day in the Life of Sir Peregrine. The removable stained-glass window can be pushed out from the cover and displayed as a keepsake. The 32page, fully illustrated book is packed with heroic tales and facts about knights through the ages, from the Crusaders of yore to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. More Lift the Lid kits

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Kids (October 18, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762411252
• ISBN-13: 978-0762411252
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 5.9 x 3.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,563,430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An armless knight -- Great for Monty Python fans, January 20, 2004

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zilch (Upstate) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lift The Lid On Knights (Quarto Children's Book) (Paperback)

My son received Lift the Lid on Knights from a relative for Christmas and both my children (8 & 11) have enjoyed looking through it. However, we had to exchange the first one he got because the knight's right arm was separated at the elbow when he received it. It looked like some child had taken it out in the store, assuming it was like an action figure with movable arms, tried to bend it, snapping it off. The new kit we got has a knight whose left arm keeps falling off at the shoulder, but since it can be put together again the kids don't mind so much.
Today, however, we tried playing the backgammon game that came with the set. First, the board did not match the diagram in the directions, making it hard to figure out. It appears from the directions that the board was designed wrong: the white and black points are reversed, and the numbers go backwards on one side. The directions also say to put pieces that are bumped on a strip in the middle of the board, but the board is so small you can't really do this. The game required two dice which were not included (we used pieces from another game), and when you got to the end, it told you that you'd have to roll a "1" to win, something that is hard to do with two dice.
I emailed the publisher to see if they have any fixes for these problems and am waiting to hear back. The other kits in these series sound interesting, but for $19.95 it'd be nice if they were put together better.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, June 27, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Lift The Lid On Knights (Quarto Children's Book) (Paperback)

Most of the time, girls don't like knights, but when I bought this as a present for my cousin, I wanted one for myself. it was neat to learn about knights and everything they did and what stuff meant that they did. I would recommend that every kid learn about knights using this kit!

5.0 out of 5 stars Fought the Crusades now guards my sanctuary, January 6, 2012

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David Blustein (Prospect Heights, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lift The Lid On Knights (Quarto Children's Book) (Paperback)

Lift The Lid On Knights (Quarto Children's Book)
Very colorful and eductional. It almost feels like it is the real thing. I liked the stain glass window, gave it all a feeling of being in an old church, with the knight protecting the pilgrims. I have this in my little sanctuary, to give it a feeling of religion.