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Knight: A Noble Guide for Young Squires
The ultimate source on becoming a knight to remember – in a handsome compendium filled with novelty features.
What if your father were held captive and it were up to you to strap on your armor and ride valiantly to his rescue? With just such occasions in mind, one noble knight pours his years of experience into this instructive volume. How to train and joust, ride off on adventure into battle, use and care for a knight’s weapons, and live by the code of chivalry–here is everything a knight-to-be could want to know. Girded with pops, flaps, booklets, and even a squire’s board game, this magnificently illustrated book, dressed in a shining foiled cover, gives courageous young squires a chance to fulfill their destiny.
What if your father were held captive and it were up to you to strap on your armor and ride valiantly to his rescue? With just such occasions in mind, one noble knight pours his years of experience into this instructive volume. How to train and joust, ride off on adventure into battle, use and care for a knight’s weapons, and live by the code of chivalry–here is everything a knight-to-be could want to know. Girded with pops, flaps, booklets, and even a squire’s board game, this magnificently illustrated book, dressed in a shining foiled cover, gives courageous young squires a chance to fulfill their destiny.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published October 24, 2006
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December 20, 2025- but no living man am I! you look upon a woman.
December 13, 2020
A cute old fantasy children's book I pulled out to nudge my Reading Count to 50 books ;) didn't realize the author and publishing press are the same folks who did the Dragonology books, wah-hey! Buncha fun creatives over there who excel in this extremely expensive albeit enticing picturebook publishing field. All sorts of fun pop-out castles, knightheads, letters, and such to excite any young fantasy punk. Nothing super new to an old fantasy hat like me but good for a kid just learning.
August 25, 2019
An amazing book for children but an enjoyable read for adults.
Rating Update 4/5/2019- 4 stars to 3 stars. Some sections were stronger than others. I enjoyed the sections on heraldry and medieval history but other sections on training and equipment were boring.
Rating Update 5/16/19- 3 stars to 2 stars. After having reviewed all 15 pages, I counted a total of 33 stars (a minimum of 1 star and a maximum of 5 stars could be awarded to each page). Dividing the 33 stars by the 15 pages, the book averages 2.2 stars per page, which lowers the overall book rating to 2 stars.
August 23, 2019
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With the adoption of my new rating system, a two star rating is befitting. The original review and subsequent rating updates conform to the new rating system. The sections on the rules of chivalry and medieval history are minor compared to two star-rated sections and one star-rated sections that take up the majority of the book, hence the 2.2 star average rating calculated in the May 16, 2019, rating update. The one star-rated sections take up about a third or a quarter of the combined sections of two and one star-rated sections.
Rating Update 4/5/2019- 4 stars to 3 stars. Some sections were stronger than others. I enjoyed the sections on heraldry and medieval history but other sections on training and equipment were boring.
Rating Update 5/16/19- 3 stars to 2 stars. After having reviewed all 15 pages, I counted a total of 33 stars (a minimum of 1 star and a maximum of 5 stars could be awarded to each page). Dividing the 33 stars by the 15 pages, the book averages 2.2 stars per page, which lowers the overall book rating to 2 stars.
August 23, 2019
Update
With the adoption of my new rating system, a two star rating is befitting. The original review and subsequent rating updates conform to the new rating system. The sections on the rules of chivalry and medieval history are minor compared to two star-rated sections and one star-rated sections that take up the majority of the book, hence the 2.2 star average rating calculated in the May 16, 2019, rating update. The one star-rated sections take up about a third or a quarter of the combined sections of two and one star-rated sections.
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December 25, 2009
Bought this beautiful book for my 6 year old knight in training for Christmas. It's has very cool pop-ups and lift the flaps and other such diverting features. Very pretty artwork, engaging lessons on all one needs to know to become a knight. There's even a little game included with tiny little paper knights that stand up. Just gorgeous and a nice way to wind down for bedtime. I think it will appeal to young children like my 6 year old because of the popups and such and will also appeal to older children up to 15ish cos of the plentiful and interesting text.
November 6, 2014
a fun pop up book that throws some informational bits about the medieval times and knight hood itself. i like this book simply because i am intrigued by that alone. this might serve as a research book for a younger reader if he was doing a report on the medieval time period itself.
January 5, 2008
My sons like this book.
February 11, 2008
I remember a picture where there's a war. I liked this book.
April 30, 2012
a great interactive story for childrena cute pop up book with detailed information, about knights including exerts from many famous tales, like Arthur and the green knight
May 13, 2015
Because it's never too late to teach your kids about chivalry.
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