{"product_id":"castle-diary-isbn-9780763621643","title":"Castle Diary","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Not many, if any, children’s books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering.\" — \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with \u003ci\u003eCastle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.Not many, if any, children's books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this\u003cb\u003e fresh, appealing\u003c\/b\u003e offering.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003einformative and amusing\u003c\/b\u003e introduction to the medieval world.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cb\u003eRichard Platt \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003ePirate Diary,\u003c\/i\u003e which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, as well as \u003ci\u003eEgyptian Diary, Castle Diary, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRoman Diary.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written more than sixty nonfiction books for children, including \u003ci\u003eA World of Information,\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by James Brown. Richard Platt lives in Kent, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Riddell \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning illustrator, a writer of children’s books, and a political cartoonist. He is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eJonathan Swift’s Gulliver\u003c\/i\u003e, retold by Martin Jenkins, as well as \u003ci\u003eA Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Honey for You\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Honey for Me: A First Book of Nursery Rhymes\u003c\/i\u003e, both by Michael Rosen. The winner of three Kate Greenaway Medals and a former British Children’s Laureate, Chris Riddell lives in England.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301509976293,"sku":"NP9780763621643","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763621643.jpg?v=1767723459","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/castle-diary-isbn-9780763621643","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}