Knights and Castles

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #2

by Will Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)

Join Jack and Annie as they research the world of knights and castles and find out the facts behind the fiction!

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Childrens, Historical, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Medieval

119 pages

First published September 11, 2008

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

We used the diagram of a castle to build a Lego castle when we finished this unit. :)

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book you can find the answers of question. Who people live back than? What is a castles and how were they built? How the knight defends castles from enemy attacks? It is very Interesting!

[Caleb · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it!

[Katt Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book on the Middle Ages. Loved the explanation on the parts of a castle and how they're built. Lots of great detail, but in a readable manner and written in a way that makes it interesting to learn. Love these books!

[Pamela(AllHoney) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got it for my daughter but decided to check it out and found it interesting. I liked the simple way things were explained. Maybe I should stick to 7-12 reading material. Hehe!

[Drury · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually liked the fact tracker more than I liked the book it was supposed to accompany. My five year-old daughter and I took turns reading the books to each other, she from The Knight at Dawn, me from the fact tracker. This method worked fairly well as both books have 10 chapters, but would have been better if the chapters in the fact tracker were arranged slightly differently. It seems like it wouldn't have been that difficult to sync up the two.

Overall, I felt the information was laid out in a logical manner, and while somewhat difficult for a five year-old, made a good attempt at explaining complex concepts in a simple manner.

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

As usual, a good introduction to the subject. Lots of illustrations, and definitions and pronunciation guides keep it easy for a young kid to engage with. I also like the tips for doing research, and lists of other books, videos and websites that can be visited. For even a more advanced reader, this may help spark interest in the subject, and if not it's not a long read so nothing lost! This is the non fiction companion to The Knight at Dawn

[Anirudha Das · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this book is a great research book and an overall good use for your recreational time. This book gives all the details and interesting facts you want to know about the Age of Knights and Castles! The authors presented learning in a fun way using characters from the original Magic Treehouse. This book has some of the same level facts as some of the real deal fact books but this one gets you fully immersed inside the world of the Middle Ages. I suggest this book to anyone doing research on the Middle Ages or just looking for something interesting to read!

[Seung Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compared to the Dinosaurs Fact Tracker, I liked this one a bit more. It had more interesting illustrations and explanations of the Medieval times. My kids are into weapons and there was plenty of that too in the book!

[Darinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A research guide about knights and castles. This book goes along with the second book in the Magic Tree House, The Knight at Dawn. A good book with plenty of interesting info for kids that enjoy knights and castles.

[Leah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up LOVING the Magic Treehouse books and recently loaned an e-copy to read to one of my patients (just some noise to comfort them). I ADORED it, and I’m so excited the Osbornes are releasing them! I can’t wait to read these to my own children someday.

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love these books. They're so informative but not boring. I love the format. It has a good flow to it.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because I like armor. Armor protects you. I also enjoyed the book because I liked the part when I saw one of the wars in the book.

[Martin Ewell · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was about knights 500 years ago and I liked the weapons.

[Daphne Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are great supplements to my daughter's fiction reading.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful treat. I enjoyed this read.

[Simplekind · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been reading these books to LT. He isn't as interested in the non-fic ones as the fiction ones, but he does still ask some questions to me when I'm reading.

[Lierin Patterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the information in this book! It's concise, but has a lot of information. Even as an adult, I found this enjoyable to read.

[Audrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

A brief but thorough lesson on the history of the middle ages for children. It is interesting and easy to understand.

[Lucas Branzoleski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Info about what it would be like in the good ol medieval days.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Luisa: I liked illustrations that showed the parts of stuff. My favorite thing I learned was that knights armor is really heavy and they have to start practicing when they are 7 years old.

[Stephanie Joelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative! Lots of vocabulary about Castles, Knights, and the Middle Ages! I liked the illustrations!

[Britney · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started reading the research guides on my own because my 3 year old wasn't interested. I was interested.

[Cindy aka "The Book Fairy" · Rating 5 out of 5]

marvelous educational book series!

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The "fact tracker" book providing additional information and resources to accompany The Magic Tree House book 2 - "The Knight at Dawn" . . .

[Hanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun and imaginary book that takes kids through adventures that the magical treehouse brings. This time they go back to castles and fighting knights to get their way back in real time.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

We finished all the Magic Tree House books a few years ago but never read any of the Fact Tracker books. We read this book for our England unit study. My son and I really love the Tree House series.

[Sharon🔮👽]

This had fascinating information!

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was fun. There were actually a few facts that I didn't know in here.

[Nikhil Math]

It was my first fact tracker of the magic tree house series. Super super quick read. And you actually learn some stuff. It’s cool this goes with the original series.