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    Anno's Medieval World
      In Anno's beautifully illustrated medieval world, superstitions rather than science explain natural phenomena, especially the shape and movement of the earth. Anno uses medieval styled illustrations to share these beliefs of the Middle Ages up to the Age
      Author: Anno, Mitsumasa HSE Descriptors: science | social studies

    Boy Named Giotto, A
      This exquisitely illustrated biography portrays the early years of the Renaissance painter, Giotto, who lived in Italy from 1267-1337.
      Author: Guarnieri, Paolo HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Breaking Into Print
      The history of the production of books from quills to movable type to the printing press is illustrated in the style of woodcuts and illuminated borders. The book includes a timetable of the history of printing.
      Author: Krensky, Stephan HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Castle
      This engaging informational book tells the story of the step-by-step planning and construction of a (fictitious) castle in England in the last part of the 13th century. Eventually the castle is attacked by Welsh soldiers, but it withstands the siege. Th
      Author: Macaulay, David HSE Descriptors: science

    Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page
      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.
      Author: Platt, Richard HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - writing

    Cathedral
      This fascinating nonfiction book describes the construction of an imaginary castle in medieval France. The illustrations are black and white and very detailed. The book ends with a glossary.
      Author: Macaulay, David HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Don Quixote and the Windmills
      This retelling of the famous Spanish novel by Cervantes recounts Don Quixote's first adventure as a knight. An Author's Note contributes historical information about Cervantes.
      Author: Kimmel, Eric HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
      This Newberry Award winner gives voice to residents of a medieval English village circa 1255. Poems in monologue form interspersed with explanatory passages bring the village to life. The book includes a map locating the characters in the village and an
      Author: Schlitz, Laura Amy HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Gutenberg
      This black and white picture book tells the story of Johann Gutenberg, creator of the printing press. It includes a map, time line, and afterword.
      Author: Fisher, Leonard Everett HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Hero Beowulf, The
      This prose retelling of the first part of the earliest poem in English (Anglo Saxon, actually) has strong, vibrant illustrations and helpful supplementary material.
      Author: Kimmel, Eric A. HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Joan of Arc
      The author weaves together historical fact and fiction in the story of a modern French girl who idolizes Joan of Arc. An historical map and beautiful illustrations enhance the stories.
      Author: Morpurgo, Michael HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Joan of Arc
      This beautifully illustrated and researched biography of the French peasant girl who became known as Joan of Arc describes how she led the French against the English in the 100 Year's War. The book includes an historical background of the 100 Year's War,
      Author: Stanley, Diane HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Little History of the World, The
      Originally written in 1936 by a famous art historian and published in a new translation in 2005, this Euro-centric view of world events provides an accessible panorama of history, generalized but with sufficient detail to be interesting. Occasionally the
      Author: Gombrich, E. H.

    Mary Smith
      Before the advent of alarm clocks, Mary Smith's job was to wake the workers of her village with her trusty peashooter.
      Author: U'Ren, Andrea

    Matilda Bone
      Sometime in medieval Europe, a sombre-minded priest leaves a 14-year-old orphaned girl to be a bonesetter's apprentice. She reads and writes Latin but knows very little about the world and the people in it.
      Author: Cushman, Karen HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Midwife's Apprentice, The
      This award-winning novel, set in 14th century England, tells the story of Brat/Beetle/Alyce, a "homeless waif who became the midwife's apprentice-a person with a name and a place in the world" (book jacket).
      Author: Cushman, Karen HSE Descriptors: science | social studies

    Romeo and Juliet, (The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of)
      This lively, clear, prose retelling of Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet follows the original story very closely.
      Author: Shakespeare, William HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Saladin
      This beautifully illustrated biography of the revered Islamic hero, Saladin, provides a balanced view of the Crusades. The book includes a map, historical context, a postscript of history post-Saladin, a glossary, and a bibliography.
      Author: Stanley, Diane HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Sir Gawain & the Green Knight
      The author retells this famous tale of one of the knights of King Arthur's famous Roundtable, in which Gawain accepts a challenge of a giant green knight that leads to further trials at the end of one year. Vivid illustrations contribute to the sense of
      Author: Morpurgo, Michael HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Starry Messenger
      The simply told story of Galileo's life and "house arrest" for his work in physics and astronomy is enriched with historic maps, journal entries and lavish illustrations.
      Author: Sis, Peter HSE Descriptors: science

    Theodoric's Rainbow
      Although Theodoric of Freiberg lived, wrote, and experimented from 1250 AD to 1311 AD, the author has created a fictionalized personal life of this man who studied reflection and refraction of light in a period in which science was in conflict with religi
      Author: Kramer, Stephen HSE Descriptors: science

    Till Year's End
      Following the format of a medieval book of hours, the book describes the labors of peasants month by month. The illustrations were inspired by those in early printed books. An Author's Note explains the calendar of medieval feast and holy days which was
      Author: Nilola, Lisa W. HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Travels of Benjamin of Tudela, The
      In 1159, Benjamin Tudela, a Jew, left Tudela, Spain, set off to see Jerusalem and as many places mentioned in the Bible as possible. Fourteen years later he returned to tell of his travels. The author extensively researched the period to fill in details
      Author: Shulevitz, Uri HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Who Was First? Discovering the Americas
      This book is the story of the many groups of people who discovered America before Columbus. The book is thoroughly researched and documented showing the contributions of the many people who inhabited America well before Columbus. The book includes bibliog
      Author: Freedman, Russel HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Who Was First? Discovering the Americas
      This book is the story of the many groups of people who discovered America before Columbus. The book is thoroughly researched and documented showing the contributions of the many people who inhabited America well before Columbus. The book includes bibliog
      Author: Freedman, Russel HSE Descriptors: social studies

History > time period > Middle Ages > Crusades
    Anno's Medieval World
      In Anno's beautifully illustrated medieval world, superstitions rather than science explain natural phenomena, especially the shape and movement of the earth. Anno uses medieval styled illustrations to share these beliefs of the Middle Ages up to the Age
      Author: Anno, Mitsumasa HSE Descriptors: science | social studies

    Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
      This Newberry Award winner gives voice to residents of a medieval English village circa 1255. Poems in monologue form interspersed with explanatory passages bring the village to life. The book includes a map locating the characters in the village and an
      Author: Schlitz, Laura Amy HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Run Far, Run Fast
      When a mother tells a young girl in 14th C Europe to "run far, run fast" to escape the pestilence, the girl discovers that she cannot outrun the plague but is helped by a friendly man. The exquisite pen and ink drawings are integral to the story. The on
      Author: Decker, Timothy HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Run Far, Run Fast
      When a mother tells a young girl in 14th C Europe to "run far, run fast" to escape the pestilence, the girl discovers that she cannot outrun the plague but is helped by a friendly man. The exquisite pen and ink drawings are integral to the story. The on
      Author: Decker, Timothy HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Saladin
      This beautifully illustrated biography of the revered Islamic hero, Saladin, provides a balanced view of the Crusades. The book includes a map, historical context, a postscript of history post-Saladin, a glossary, and a bibliography.
      Author: Stanley, Diane HSE Descriptors: social studies


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