{"product_id":"castle-diary-paperback-by-richard-platt-illustrated-by-chris-riddell","title":"Castle Diary Paperback by Richard Platt; Illustrated by Chris Riddell","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eCandlewick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2003-07-14)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e128\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780763621643\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e113.4\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e7.0 x 5.31 x 0.35\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Not many, if any, children’s books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering.\" — \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with \u003ci\u003eCastle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess\u003c\/i\u003e. Eleven-year-old Toby’s vivid diary entries offer an insider’s view of day-to-day castle life, including tips on etiquette (where do you spit at a feast?) and exciting descriptions of hunting, jousting, and harvesting. Complete with glossary, index, and detailed endnotes, this is a rich look at medieval life that informs as much as it entertains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Platt \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003ePirate Diary,\u003c\/i\u003e which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, as well as \u003ci\u003eEgyptian Diary, Castle Diary, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRoman Diary.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written more than sixty nonfiction books for children, including \u003ci\u003eA World of Information,\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by James Brown. Richard Platt lives in Kent, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Riddell \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning illustrator, a writer of children’s books, and a political cartoonist. He is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eJonathan Swift’s Gulliver\u003c\/i\u003e, retold by Martin Jenkins, as well as \u003ci\u003eA Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Honey for You\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Honey for Me: A First Book of Nursery Rhymes\u003c\/i\u003e, both by Michael Rosen. The winner of three Kate Greenaway Medals and a former British Children’s Laureate, Chris Riddell lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45450427269281,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780763621643","price":12.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780763621643.jpg?v=1764237940","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/castle-diary-paperback-by-richard-platt-illustrated-by-chris-riddell","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}