A Medieval Feast (Paperback)

~ (Author, Illustrator) "Preparations for the visit began at once..." (more)

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Review

"A veritable feast of a book." -- -- School Library Journal

"Sumptuous colors and minute detail illustrate the latest in Aliki's unbroken run of incomparable picture books. -- -- Publishers Weekly

Product Description

The king is coming to visit! The lord and lady of Camdenton Manor must work quickly to prepare fo his arrival. It will take weeks to ready rooms, set up tents, and prepare the feast itself. Everyone is busy hunting and hawking, brewing and churning. This will be a feast to remember!

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (September 25, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064460509
• ISBN-13: 978-0064460507
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #70,179 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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89 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent history picturebook, January 13, 2000

By	Jessica (Boston, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This is a wonderful non-fiction history picturebook for children interested in Medieval times. Aliki's illustrations reflect her thorough research and attention to detail. I love this book. My children pull it out from the book shelves over and over. They love to see a lord and lady and all their servants busily preparing a magnificent feast for the King and Queen who soon will be travelling through their land and resting at their Manor. Aliki's illustrations and descriptions tell amazing amounts of information, herbs grown and used in Medieval times, the architecture, and characters wearing historically-accurate fashions. The pictures show tools, cookware, utensils, landscapes of the countryside, a brickoven, a flourmill with a waterwheel, livestock, a vineyard, a well, butterchurns, tapestries, wild animals caught for the feast, honeybeehives, vegetable gardens, and all of the servants and the lord and lady busily preparing for the king and queen's arrival. This little book is an excellent illustrated resource.

I read a review about this book given by another amazon customer who bought the book looking for recipes. Because the customer ordered without reading the description of the book first, she was disappointed to find that she had actually ordered a non-fiction history book for children. I am annoyed that this customer decided to rate this book with one star because she mis-ordered. The title isn't misleading, it describes exactly what the book is about, a medieval feast. It's wonderful.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful portrayal of Medieval life, November 26, 2003

By	L O'connor (richmond, surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The lord and and lady of Camdenton Manor are dismayed when they learn the King and his party are coming to stay with them, they know what a lot of work this will mean for everybody. Throughout the book you see everyone working like mad to get the manor ready in time. Delightful pictures show all the work involved in stocking up with food, hunting, fishing, harvesting, brewing, baking, men, women and children all joining in with the work. The pcitures are full of fascinating details of the lives of medieval people, nobles and commoners alike. Any child interested in history should enjoy this book, if you don't have a child, buy it for yourself. Warning: This is NOT a cookery book! (see first review)

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great art, March 17, 2006

By	Lillian "Home with the kids" (England) - See all my reviews

Really enjoyed reading this with my 7 and 4 year old. The art work tells a story in itself and adds to the narrative. I wonderful little insight to medival life.