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Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page

Publication Information
Author:  Platt, Richard Illustrator:  Riddell,Chris
Title:  Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page Date:  1999
Publisher:  Candlewick Press City:  Cambridge
ISBN, paperback:  0-7636-0489-5 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction, diaries and journals

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| language arts - writing

Summary:
Tobias, an 11-year-old boy, goes to serve as a page for a year in his uncle's castle in 13th Century England. Notes for the Reader contains additional historical information.

Teaching Ideas:
This book should be included in a text set on the Middle Ages that includes Cushman's The Midwife's Apprentice and Catherine Called Birdy, Nikola-Lisa's Till Year's End, and Macauley's Castles. Pairing with Cushman's books offers the opportunity to compare gender and class differences in the Middle Ages. Students may want to explore a favorite aspect of medieval life using these web sites: tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4051/ and library.thinkquest.org/Jj002390.

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bullet Construction/Engineering > Building > construction
bullet Social Studies > anthropology > cultures
bullet Social Studies > anthropology > daily life
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > coming-of-age
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > responsibilities
bullet History > time period > Middle Ages
bullet Communities > historical


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