Castle Diary

Name: Castle Diary
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ISBN: 9780763621643

By: Richard Platt

Candlewick Press / 2003 / Paperback

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Product Description

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Castle Diary by Richard Platt, and illustrated by Chris Riddell, is a fictionalized account of a young boy named Tobias Burgess' entry into page-hood in the year 1285. Toby is an 11-year-old boy who is sent to live with his uncle and to train and study as a page. Written in a diary format, and written for ages 9 to 12 years. Includes a glossary of terms, plus more information about life during this time, medieval castles, and more.

Product Information

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Title: Castle Diary
By: Richard Platt
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 123
Vendor: Candlewick Press
Publication Date: 2003

Dimensions: 6.9 X 5.3 X 0.4 (inches)
Weight: 4 ounces
ISBN: 0763621641
ISBN-13: 9780763621643
Ages: 9-12
Stock No: WW15844

Publisher's Description

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"Not many, if any, children’s books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering." — School Library Journal (starred review)

What was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with Castle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess. Eleven-year-old Toby’s vivid diary entries offer an insider’s view of day-to-day castle life, including tips on etiquette (where do you spit at a feast?) and exciting descriptions of hunting, jousting, and harvesting. Complete with glossary, index, and detailed endnotes, this is a rich look at medieval life that informs as much as it entertains.

Author Bio

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Richard Platt is the author of Pirate Diary, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, as well as Egyptian Diary, Castle Diary, and Roman Diary. He has written more than sixty nonfiction books for children, including A World of Information, illustrated by James Brown. Richard Platt lives in Kent, England.

Chris Riddell is an award-winning illustrator, a writer of children’s books, and a political cartoonist. He is the illustrator of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver, retold by Martin Jenkins, as well as A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young and Honey for You, Honey for Me: A First Book of Nursery Rhymes, both by Michael Rosen. The winner of three Kate Greenaway Medals and a former British Children’s Laureate, Chris Riddell lives in England.

Editorial Reviews

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Not many, if any, children's books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

An informative and amusing introduction to the medieval world.
—Publishers Weekly