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Staff Recommendations for Kids
Knights, Castles, and Dragons
AGES 0-6
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Bertrand, Lynne.
Dragon Naps.
In this counting book, two dragon children have trouble falling asleep
during the afternoon nap. |
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Pilkey, Dav.
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Friend for Dragon.
A lonely dragon takes an apple home to be his friend. |
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Tucker, Kathy.
Do Knights Take Naps?
Fun rhyming text describes a knight’s duties, deeds, diet, and dress. |
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Thomas, Shelley.
Good Night, Good Knight.
The Good Knight is summoned to a cave by three little dragons who need help
going to bed. |
AGES 6-8
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Cole, Joanna.
Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Medieval Castle.
Join Ms. Frizzle as she and her class journey back in time to learn about
peasants, knights, castle life and the parts and functions of a medieval
fortress. |
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Funke, Cornelia.
The Princess Knight.
A determined young princess aspires to be a knight as big and strong as her
brothers.
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Gibbons, Gail.
Knights in Shining Armor.
Learn about the training involved in becoming a knight, as well as his
weaponry and code of honor. |
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Mayhew, James.
The Knight Who Took All Day.
A knight eager to fight a dragon first needs his suit of armor to look just
right. |
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Robertson, M.P.
The Dragon Snatcher.
George and his dragon companion rescue a dragon egg from an evil wizard
intent upon destroying all the dragons in the land. Also try the companion
books – The Egg and The Great Dragon Rescue. |
AGES 9-12
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Hodges,
Margaret. Ill. by Trina Hyman.
Saint George and the Dragon.
Enchanting and hauntingly beautiful illustrations accompany this classic
English tale of the noble knight who slew a dragon. |
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Scieszka, Jon.
Knights of the Kitchen Table.
Join Joe, Fred and Sam, the Time Warp Trio, on their visit back to the time
of King Arthur, where they encounter knights, dragons, and wizards galore.
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Pierce, Tamora.
First Test
(Protector of the Small).
The first book in the Protector of the Small fantasy trilogy, ten-year-old
Keladry begins training to be a knight on a trial basis, as girls are
typically not allowed. Throughout her first year of training, she endures
hardships from her male peers, befriends a sparrow, and undergoes her first
battle. Read about her next exciting adventures in Page, Squire, and Lady
Knight. |
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Platt, Richard.
Castle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page.
Read about one year in the life a boy training to be a knight in 13th
century Britain. Tobias writes about the bustling life in his uncle’s
castle, which includes great feasts, tournaments, the harvest and the hunt.
Historical notes are included. |
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