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

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.

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.

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.

A great book gives just the pictures I require for making a Miniature building. It is very colorful and informative.

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!

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.

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

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.

This is probably mainly aimed at children.

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