Castelli

This is a long and wordy picture book. David also wrote the book Cathedral and we read that book already. This is similar in that we get to see how the castle was planned and constructed. They were really so smart in how they made these structures. It’s neat to see how they were done. The artwork an Leggi tutto

I work in a library. Once, a patron came in asking for a book on the clarinet. There was a grimace about his face while flipping through a 300-page "introductory" course on the instrument. "Wait a second," I said. Returning with a much thinner book from the juvenile nonfiction section, I offered, "T Leggi tutto

This book took castles from being archetypal fairy-tale constructs to living environments with place and purpose. My imagination followed suit and soon my day-dreams and games of make-believe were rooted in reality no matter how fantastic. I'd spend hours flipping just between those pages showing the Leggi tutto

This has been sitting on my bookshelf for a very long time. I honestly have no memory of where or when I acquired it. But 11 year old me would have loved this. It’s basically a general fictional narration of the construction of a castle and it’s surrounding village but supplemented with beautiful li Leggi tutto

I Wasn't prepared for the new up-dated all colour edition, as I was expecting black and white as in Macauley's "Cathedral" but it's a good-looking production, clear and informative and a joy to handle, especially in hardback format.