This book is part of a book series called Starting Point History .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-12 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Usborne Books .

Chris Oxlade has worked as a writer, editor and consultant on over 70 books. He specializes in writing children's science and technology reference books. Struan Reid is an archaeologist and historian who has written a number of educational and reference books for children. His main area of expertise is writing history books aimed at a younger audience. Straun Reid is a graduate in archaeology, and worked for five years on historical sites in the Middle East. He returns to give lectures on the castles of the saracens and the crusaders.