Genealogy Books - A Medieval Feast

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Summary: excellent history picturebook
Comment: This is a wonderful non-fiction history picturebook for children interested in Medieval times.
Aliki's illustrations reflect her thorough research and attention to detail. I love this book. My
children pull it out from the book shelves over and over. They love to see a lord and lady and all
their servants busily preparing a magnificent feast for the King and Queen who soon will be
travelling through their land and resting at their Manor. Aliki's illustrations and descriptions
tell amazing amounts of information, herbs grown and used in Medieval times, the architecture, and
characters wearing historically-accurate fashions. The pictures show tools, cookware, utensils,
landscapes of the countryside, a brickoven, a flourmill with a waterwheel, livestock, a vineyard, a
well, butterchurns, tapestries, wild animals caught for the feast, honeybeehives, vegetable
gardens, and all of the servants and the lord and lady busily preparing for the king and queen's
arrival. This little book is an excellent illustrated resource.

I read a review about this book
given by another amazon customer who bought the book looking for recipes. Because the customer
ordered without reading the description of the book first, she was disappointed to find that she
had actually ordered a non-fiction history book for children. I am annoyed that this customer
decided to rate this book with one star because she mis-ordered. The title isn't misleading, it
describes exactly what the book is about, a medieval feast. It's wonderful.

Customer Rating:

Summary: This book is very misleading!
Comment: "A Medieval Feast" is a children's book on a feast held during the Middle Ages. Since I was looking
for a book on Medieval Cookery, and this title came up, I purchased it. I shouldn't have. It's a
picture book for young children, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with Medieval recipes or
cookery. If It wouldn't cost me the price of the book in shipping, I'd send it back. However, for
children who would like a story with a Medieval flare, this book is perfect for them, with lovely
illustrations by ALIKI.

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