Each book in this series focuses on one topic area, with cross-curricular application. The titles are varied and offer a mix of information through science, art and music activities and linked reading material. Reading exercises are presented as poems, stories, newspaper-style articles and myths and legends. Each title is designed in a child friendly and accessible way, using both artwork and colour photographs. Castles - In this title everything from what a castle is, what it is made from, what it is used for, what type of people lived in them and what they did, to castle prisons and dungeons and castles under siege - is discussed, including castles today and what they are used for and how they are preserved.

 

This is volume 4 in Topic Books .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Hachette Children's Group .

Fiona Macdonald has written over 300 children's books. She lives in Scotland and visited Coll to write this book.