I Was There: In the Time of the Knights
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2001
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780439987318
- Publish Date
- Aug 2001
- List Price
- $8.99
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780439987301
- Publish Date
- Sep 2000
- List Price
- $22.99
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Description
Meet William Marshal, known as the greatest knight who ever lived, and learn about his thrilling, true-life story. As a boy, William was sent to Normandy to learn the ways of a knight. His bravery gained the attention of all of Europe — and of the royal court — as he traveled to the Holy Land during the crusades, battled in tournaments and won prizes. He was given the honour of being the protector of the throne's heir. Colourfully illustrated, the book includes special features, maps, diagrams, and sidebars that explain life in medieval times.
About the authors
SHELLEY TANAKA is an award-winning author, translator and editor. She has written more than twenty books for children and young adults, winning the Orbis Pictus Award, the Mr. Christie’s Book Award, the Science in Society Book Award and the Information Book Award, and she has twice been nominated for the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis. Other honors include Texas Blue Bonnet runner-up, School Library Journal Best Books, ALA Notables and IRA Young Adults’ Choice. Her translation of Michel Noel’s Good for Nothing won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and was on the IBBY Honor List (Commended). Shelley teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts, in the MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.
Awards
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Our Choice - Starred Selection
- Short-listed, Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award
- Short-listed, Ontario Library Association, Silver Birch Award
- Commended, Resource Links Best of the Year
Editorial Reviews
“...an excellent series of historical picture books...? (Today's Parent) "[Told] with authority and immediacy...? (The Globe and Mail) “...clean and vivid...sure to appeal to kids...? (Quill and Quire)
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