Overview

A beautifully illustrated, award-winning, and fascinating look at the Middle Ages by Aliki, the beloved creator of many popular books for children. The King is coming to visit! The lord and lady of Camdenton Manor must work quickly to prepare for 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. ""A veritable feast of a book.""--School Library Journal This nonfiction picture book about life in medieval times features detailed illustrations to explore again and again. ""A sumptuous look at the gastronomic inclinations of nobility in the Middle Ages is parlayed into a fascinating story about an upcoming visit to Camdenton Manor by the king and his large retinue.""--Booklist Supports the Common Core State Standards

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9780064460507

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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

"""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"

""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

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With more than 60 fiction and nonfiction titles for children to her credit, Aliki has been delighting her many fans since her first book was published in 1960. Born in New Jersey, she now lives in New York City. Aliki's books for young readers include the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out titles Digging Up Dinosaurs, Fossils Tell of Long Ago, My Feet, and My Hands. Other nonfiction books by Aliki include How a Book Is Made, Mummies Made in Egypt, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Dinosaurs, My Visit to the Zoo, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and William Shakespeare & the Globe. With more than 60 fiction and nonfiction titles for children to her credit, Aliki has been delighting her many fans since her first book was published in 1960. Born in New Jersey, she now lives in New York City. Aliki's books for young readers include the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out titles Digging Up Dinosaurs, Fossils Tell of Long Ago, My Feet, and My Hands. Other nonfiction books by Aliki include How a Book Is Made, Mummies Made in Egypt, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Dinosaurs, My Visit to the Zoo, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and William Shakespeare & the Globe.

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