Time Travel Sleepover: Knights & Castles: Volume 2
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Time Travel Sleepover: Knights & Castles: Volume 2
By (Author) Timothy Knapman
Illustrated by Matt Robertson
Quarto Publishing PLC
Happy Yak
16th July 2024
4th July 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Castles and knights
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Time travel
Physical Properties
Hardback
52
Width 235mm, Height 290mm
500g
Description
Knights & Castles (Time Travel Sleepover) transports readers back in time for a hilarious 24 hours in the life of kids who lived long ago, with a fun sleepover at the end!
Meet Medieval brother and sister Hubert and Eloise, who invite our heroes into their home. Together, they:
Explore the ancient castle and city
Dress up as knights
Work on the farm
Visit a medieval doctor!
Enter a jousting tournament
Feast with the family
And they end their day with a fun sleepover!
Discover how Medieval kids lived with this book full of colourful and flashy speech bubbles, fact files and interactive maps. History is made fun and laid out across many pages to give you a clear and easy-to-understand guide to the past.
What are the parts of a castle called What did Barons wear How did servants bake bread How did monks and nuns live What is a Lady's Favour What did jesters do And why did medieval beds have curtains
Find out the answers to all these questions and many, many more in this funny and factual journey through time.
This captivating story is a great way to bring the past to life. With engaging illustrations, little readers will really feel like they are living like kids from long ago! Learning about the past has never been so playful and fun. Support their learning and open the window to the past with this vibrant and enjoyable story.
Author Bio
Timothy Knapman studied at Oxford University and has written plays, musicals, songs and children's books. His books include the successful Eleanor's Eyebrows and Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates and its sequels. His work has been translated into 12 languages and have been read on British national television.
Matt Robertson graduated with a Masters in Children's Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art in 2014 and in 2016 he was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Prize (illustrated category). He lives and works in Norwich, UK.
