The Middle Ages: An Interactive History Adventure

by Allison Lassieur

Overview

Imagine you're alive during the Middle Ages. Wars and diseases like the plague are everywhere. Everyday life is hard for everyone except kings, and even they don't have it easy, with all those wars going on. In those times you were probably a warrior, a member of a religious order, or a peasant toiling in the fields. Which would you prefer to be? Choose a path and find out what it was like to fight wars, battle disease, or just struggle to survive day to day on the farm or in the fields.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515742944
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Series:	You Choose: Historical Eras Series
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.56(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Allison Lassieur has never had pop-star dreams, but she once sang in a choir that went on a multi-state tour on the way to Walt Disney World. Today she’s an award-winning author of more than 150 history and non-fiction books about everything from Ancient Rome to the International Space Station. Her books have received several Kirkus starred reviews and Booklist recommendations, and her historical novel Journey to a Promised Land was awarded the 2020 Kansas Library Association Notable Book Award, and Library of Congress Great Reads Book selection. Allison lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, a scruffy, loveable mutt named Jingle Jack, and more books than she can count.

Table of Contents

Castles, war and plague — Honor and chivalry — Life in the castle — The Black Death — The Middle Ages.

Editorial Reviews

This book is a great educational tool for students. They get to look at the middle ages through the eyes of a priest, a kinight, or a peasant based on their choices. Then their choices down the road determine their fates. The book does a great job of making the middle ages interesting and fun!

Association of Reg. XI School Librarians

The freedom to choose your path in history awaits in this new series. Each book in the series begins with an introduction to the specific era. At the end of the first chapter readers are presented with three story paths. The story paths divide the era into even more specific time periods. For example, you may choose to fight battles as a knight in the 1100s, explore life in a royal castle in the 1200s, or experience the terror of the Black Plague in the 1300s. Each story path immerses the reader in the time period and provides a variety of choices to make that personalize the experience. At the end of each path you may choose to return to follow another path or read the conclusion. The final chapter provides a concise overview of the era. The books are aesthetically pleasing with lightly tinted pages and a variety of interesting photos throughout. This series will support your history curriculum and be a wonderful asset for reluctant readers. Bibliography. Glossary. Timeline. Websites. Index. Recommended.

Library Media Connection

Chapter one sets the scene, but as you read on you get to choose the path the story will follow. In each book, the story is enhanced with photos, illustrations, and historical facts. A fun, interactive way to make history come alive.

Mt. Diablo Unified School District