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1) Castle
Author
Series
Eyewitness books volume 49
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
Looks behind fortress walls to explore how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals, the important rooms, the people who lived in them, and what castle life was like.
Author
Series
Magic tree house research guide volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Jack and Annie look at knights, armor, and life in a castle.
Author
Series
Castle Glower volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Princess Celie lives with her parents, the king and queen, and her brothers and sister at Castle Glower, which adds rooms or stairways or secret passageways most every Tuesday, and when the king and queen are ambushed while travelling, it is up to Celie--the castle's favorite--with her secret knowledge of its never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom.
7) Castle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1180L
Language
English
Description
In this first-ever standalone full-color edition, Castle is lavishly reborn in digitally finished drawings rendered with felt-tip markers and colored pencils. Factual and artistic details shine in light of newly researched information. With characteristic zest and wit. Architecture enthusiasts of all ages will marvel at the staggering possibilities of human imagination and ingenuity.
Author
Series
Ghosthunters volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
When the murderous spirit of a brutal baroness possesses the owner of Gloomsburg Castle, Tom readies his special ghost-repellent paste and Hetty concocts a plan to dispel the disgruntled royal for good.
12) Lie by moonlight
Author
Series
Vanza volume 3
Language
English
Description
Believing her four young orphan charges to be in mortal danger, tutor Concordia Glade places their safety in the hands of private inquiry agent Ambrose Wells, who endeavors to protect them from a notorious crime lord.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
As a page in his uncle's castle in thirteenth-century England, eleven-year-old Tobias records in his journal his experiences learning how to hunt, play games of skill, and behave in noble society. Includes notes on noblemen, castles, and feudalism.
14) Castles
Author
Series
Publisher
Bookwright Press
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to castles, describing how and why they were built and how they were attacked and defended.
16) Castles of war
Publisher
American Home Treasures
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Originating as simple earth mounds surrounded by ditches, castles swiftly grew into mighty fortresses that could withstand tremendous attacks. Castles of War uses extensive re-enactments to place you at the center of these bloody sieges. From the narrow slits that archers used to target their enemies to the devastating practice of dropping pots of boiling oil onto outside invaders, see how castles changed the techniques of warfare. You'll also witness...
17) Nora's castle
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
Accompanied by her doll, Maggie, Teddy the stuffed bear, and Kiki the dog, a little girl sets out to explore the mysterious castle on the hill.
Author
Series
Mary Pope Osborne's Magic tree house volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 470L
Language
English
Description
"Retells, in graphic novel form, the tale of eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie, who are whisked back in the magic treehouse to the time of knights and castles"--
20) Castles
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, purpose, and construction of different types of castles.