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Andrew Langley

DK Eyewitness Books: Medieval Life: Discover Medieval Europe―from Life in a Country Manor to the Streets of a Growin Hardcover – April 18, 2011

by Andrew Langley (Author)

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Step back in time and experience life in the Middle Ages.

Eyewitness Medieval Life is a compelling introduction to the people and culture of the Middle Ages. Superb color photographs of artifacts, costumes, furniture, and buildings bring daily life in Medieval Europe vividly to life.

Explore the magnificent tournaments of the royal court, the bustling streets of a developing town, how the feudal system worked, and much more. Find out how monks decorated holy books with real gold, see how cathedrals were built, and discover the power held by the medieval church over the people.

Great for school projects or just for fun, Eyewitness Medieval Life will help you to learn everything you need to know about life in the Middle Ages. This history guide also comes with a poster packed full of illustrations and facts, perfect for your bedroom wall or classroom.

Reading age

8 - 12 years
Print length

72 pages
Language

English
Grade level

3 - 7
Dimensions

9 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches
Publisher

DK Children
Publication date

April 18, 2011
ISBN-10

075667316X
ISBN-13

978-0756673161
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About the Author

Andrew Langley is an adult and children's author who writes both fiction and nonfiction. His work often deals with history and historical themes. He is known for DK Eyewitness: Medieval Life, You Wouldn't Want to Be a Viking Explorer! (Revised Edition), History News: The Roman News, and many more.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ DK Children; WAL HAR/CD edition (April 18, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 72 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 075667316X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0756673161
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #629,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #106 in Children's Medieval Books
- #271 in Children's European History
- #408 in Children's Customs & Traditions Books

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Andrew Langley started writing professionally over thirty years ago to accompany his work as a photojournalist. In a wide-ranging career that has seen him travel the world, his work has featured in national newspapers, a number of books and on television. With the onset of multiple sclerosis, Andrew now lives a more sedentary lifestyle, creating his new adventures on paper. Andrew's debut novel, 'Mirror on the Soul', was published in 2015. His second novel, 'Dark Nights of the Soul', is due for release on Halloween 2016.

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Brandon/Bob

Medieval Clothing, Furniture, Musical Inst.

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020

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Good history lesson book with lots of photos and short descriptions, focused on what Medieval people wore, how they furnished their living space, what they used for dishes, windows, shoes, musical instruments. Not really about castles or knights, but more about the rest of society in that time frame. What they made out of leather, or horn, wood, etc. Used it for our 10 yo studying this time period as a homeschool unit, with other books about castles and armor.

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An excellent primer on the Middle Ages for elementary-middle grade students

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2015

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My 7th grade Language Arts students are reading and discussing Avi’s “Crispin: The Cross of Lead” in our class, and I wanted to be able to provide them some basic background information on the period. This DK Eyewitness book on Medieval Life does the job beautifully. It provides a great introduction to the various aspects of life in the Middle Ages with a wonderful balance between text and visually arresting photographs that had my students keen to discover more about the period. Highly recommended.

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Valarie Minnick

Introduction to the Middle Ages

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2012

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As a Middle School Humanities teacher, I assigned this to my students as part of their summer reading. DK Eyewitness Books are uniformly engaging, and when students returned in September, many told me how much they loved this book. The images are excellent, the text highly descriptive, and the end result is that the students, their curiosity piqued, were ready to learn more. The book sat on my bedside table for about a week, and each night I read a few pages, and from my reading, developed ideas for classes, and research projects. Even for kids outside of a school setting, this is a great volume to have.

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CO book lover!

Always the way to go!

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2013

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DK eyewitness books are always the way to go! The high-quality photography and short, but informative explanations cover all aspects of the subject, and are great for use at home or at school. Knights and peasants, castles and fields... learn all about them in this book and let the Medieval world come alive! Great for kids even as young as 5, as the pictures are of such quality and information alone!

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Tiffany Y

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2018

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I got this as a gift for my nephew. He's into the medieval time period. I think he's really going to enjoy it! The book came as expected and I am very satisfied.

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Karman Lenington

Gift for my 12 year-old granddaughter. She was enthralled ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2018

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Gift for my 12 year-old granddaughter. She was enthralled with the book, but especially the CD that came with it.

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Sarah

Great gift for children who are history lovers!

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2020

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Great informational book with great illustrations for children who love social studies and history! Great gift!

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Jeff Snider

Great short photo book on Medieval life

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2014

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Great photos. Each spread provides detail on one aspect of medieval life in an interesting and very brief format. The only possible complaint is that in achieving the necessary brevity they paint with too broad a brush and do not always provide necessary context and detail. But for the photos alone it is worthwhile.

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今治太郎

CD-ROMは軽めのデーターです。

Reviewed in Japan on March 16, 2012

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本体は視覚的にとてもわかりやすく、印刷も紙も装丁も良い。
CD-ROMは全部で100枚の絵が入っています。
全部で４Mちょい、1枚あたり20-40k前後の、軽くて小さめのjpg画像です。
PCでそのまま見る分には問題ないですが、拡大にはたえられません。
起動させると絵と簡単な説明文が出ます。

内容は以下

中世
中世社会
農民の生活
耕作地
荘園の運営
中世の家
台所からテーブルへ
ハイテーブル、ローテーブル
中世の女性たち
偉大なる男爵さま
宮廷
中世の兵士
教会
大聖堂の建設
装飾芸術
僧籍
修道院での生活
書き言葉
聖人と巡礼
イスラム世界
通商貿易
町での生活
ギルドマスター
石工
祝祭と市場
中世の音楽
演劇とパレード
死と病
新時代の誕生
までの内容がCD-ROMと本体両方に（本体のほうが図版も説明も多いです）

以下は本体のみに記載
豆知識
人物
用語集
その他

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