A Medieval Feast

by Aliki, Aliki (Illustrator)

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780064460507
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	09/28/1986
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	77,200
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.00(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Aliki has been delighting her many fans since her first book was published. A longtime resident of New York City, she now lives in London.

Aliki's books for young readers include All by Myself!, Digging Up Dinosaurs, Fossils tell of Long Ago, How a Book Is Made, Mummies Made in Egypt, My Feet, My Five Senses, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Zoo, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and William Shakespeare & the Globe.

Aliki has been delighting her many fans since her first book was published. A longtime resident of New York City, she now lives in London.

Aliki's books for young readers include All by Myself!, Digging Up Dinosaurs, Fossils tell of Long Ago, How a Book Is Made, Mummies Made in Egypt, My Feet, My Five Senses, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Zoo, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and William Shakespeare & the Globe.

Editorial Reviews

One of my favorite "feast" books! Aliki tells the story of an old English lord's preparations for the king's visit. The lord realizes that a feast such as the King and his retinue expect can seriously deplete his fortune, but still he sets his household scurrying to redecorate the Royal Suite and to hunt, fish, brew, harvest, grind, and cook a vast array of foodstuffs. Aliki drew upon illuminated manuscripts and medieval tapestries for her picture designs, and the colors are rich and glowing. Through the story and pictures, children glimpse may details of medieval life: the use of trenchers (bread plates), fingers, and spoons for eating; the relationship of serfs to the lord; and even a pie with "four and twenty blackbirds," as in the nursery rhyme.

Children's Literature - Mary Quattlebaum