Battle at the Castle

by Rupert Matthews

Through the letters of a squire of the knight Sir Edmund Perry, readers are immersed in the life at Oxney Castle in Medieval England. In Battle at the Castle children just beginning to learn to read will experience the excitement of a tournament, the preparations for an attack, and the action of the battle. Will help arrive in time to save the castle under siege? DK Readers is a multi-level reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With nine new exciting titles to choose from this season, kid's ages 4-10 will find the perfect book at their appropriate reading level to help with school projects or independent reading. Supports the Common Core State Standards.

Genres: Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2014

Reviews

[Kaitlin Harrington]

Informative quick read I liked the story format being letters.

[Rachel]

I rather liked this book. It was written as a series of letter from a squire to his sister. He is in a castle in England that gets attack during a tournament and he gets a letter to his sister who brings the king and his army to break the siege and send the French fleeing. The letters have explanation in them so you know what's happening and the end of each letter had a sidebar explaining some particular aspect of Medieval life.