A Book review "Castles"

Today, read a book “Castles”. Nobody knows about the book’s story because this is the first time that I borrow a book from a library at KGU. The book was written by Stephanie Turnbull and designed by Laura Parker. This book has 17 contents. 17 are High on a hill, A huge home, Types of castles, The keep, Castle life, Fun and games, Hunting, In the kitchen, Fabulous feasts, Knights, At a joust, Attack!, Fighting back, Castle in ruins, Glossary of castle words, Web sites to visit and Index. The first topic is High on a hill. Some castles were built on cliffs, so they had a good view out to sea. The picture is very nice and wonderful. I want to go to there when I looked at the picture. The castle looks like to have a history. The second topic is A huge home. Castles were built for rich people such as lords and ladies or kings and queens. There are a lot of settlements. Rich people had two or three castles. If they were tired of one, they moved to another. The kings and queens of the distant past have many castles. I felt envious of them because I want to live in big castle, but it is impossible for me too much. The third topic is Types of castles. Some castles had water around them. This is called a moat. The moat helped to keep out enemies. People crossed the moat on a wooden platform called a drawbridge. The drawbridge was pulled up with chains of an enemy came near. I feel that people are very smart to think the intricate of castles. The fourth topic is The keep. Castles were always full of rats. Can you spot ten rats in the keep? There were lots of rooms. The castle has a bedroom, chapel, great hall, guard room and storeroom. The next topic is Castle life. Curtains around the bed kept them snug and warm. Servants had to sleep on the hard, cold floor. Store castles could be damp and chilly. Huge fires helped to keep rooms warm. People had baths in big wooden tubs. Servants heated the water over a fire. Castles were noisy places. Servants worked, children played games and dogs barked. I want to spend many times when I saw this picture. The room looks like comfortable. After that, Fun and games. There were no televisions in castle time. Many castles had a jester. His job was to tell jokes and make everyone laugh. The picture is very fun and interesting. And then, I talk about Hunting. Lords and ladies enjoyed hunting. Birds called falcons were trained to hunt. Here are four stages of training a falcon. It was very fashionable to own a falcon. People took them everywhere. The eighth topic is In the kitchen. Castles didn’t have refrigerators, so food went bad quickly. Cooks added spices to disguise the horrible taste. The next topic is Fabulous feasts. There were no forks in castle times. People usually ate with their fingers. Amazing models made of sugar and papers were carried in to impress the guest. The tenth topic is Knights. Knights were rich, important soldiers. They helped to protect castles against enemies. Knight is very cool and gentle. I want to marry as knight. First a knight put on a thick, padded vest. Over this he wore a shirt made of metal. Metal plates covered his arms, legs and chest. Then he put on a long top and big gloves. He wore a heavy metal helmet on his head. He carried a wooden shield to protect him. The eleventh topic is At a joust. The winner of a joust got a prize. Sometimes he won the losing knight’s horse and weapons. The next topic is Attack! Sometimes castles were attacked. Enemies often used a machine called a catapult. This old painting shows a huge battle in front of a castle as enemies try to take it over. The next topic is Fighting back. The soldiers were armed with bows and sharp arrows. They fired arrows through thin slits in the wall. The final topic is Castles in ruins. This is how Raglan Castle, in Wales, might have looked 400 years ago. This tower was blown up, but part of it still stands. The book is very fun and interesting. I want to know a lot of castle in the world when I finished reading the book. Please read this book everyone!!!

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