Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Medieval Times A Success!

Thank you to all the HPL Lego Club members who turned out for our meeting on Medieval Times.  The weather was pretty yucky on Saturday but we had fun building castles in the library!

In case you missed the meeting, here are few books related to medieval times that you might be interested in reading:

Princesses
  • Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated) by Florence Parry Heide, Illus. by Lane Smith 
  • The Secret Lives of Princesses by Philippe Lechermeier, Illus. by Rebecca Dautremer
  • To Be a Princess by Hugh Brewster & Laurie Coulter, Illus. by Laurie McGaw

Knights
  • Medieval Knights by David Nicolle 
  • What If You Met a Knight? By Jan Adkins

Castles
  • Built to Last by David Macaulay 
  • Castle by Christopher Gravett  
  • Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Medieval Castle by Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen 
  • See Inside Castles by Katie Daynes, Illus. by David Hancock 
  • Stephen Biesty’s Cross-Sections Castle by Stephen Biesty

Other Medieval Reads!
  • King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green 
  • A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine 
  • Robin of Sherwood by Michael Morpurgo, Illus. by Michael Foreman
  • Redwall by Brian Jacques
  • Giant John by Arnold Lobel
Arrrrrr, Matey!  On Saturday, December 3rd, the HPL Lego Club will learn all about Pirates!  Don't miss it!