Table of Contents

Part 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Part 3 Chapter 1: Informational Books Chapter 4 Overviews Chapter 5 Daily Life Chapter 6 Knights and Chivalry Chapter 7 Castles Chapter 8 Art and Architecture Chapter 9 Christianity and Monasticism Chapter 10 Plague Part 11 Chapter 2: Reference Works Part 12 Chapter 3: Continental Europe: 500-1100 Part 13 Chapter 4: The Vikings Part 14 Chapter 5: British Isles, 500-1066 Chapter 15 Ireland Chapter 16 Anglo-Saxon England Part 17 Chapter 6: British Isles, 1066-1500 Part 18 Chapter 7: Robin Hood Part 19 Chapter 8: Continental Europe, 1100-1500 Part 20 Chapter 9: The Crusades Part 21 Chapter 10: Joan of Arc Part 22 Chapter 11: Beyond Western Europe Part 23 Chapter 12: Medieval Legends and Folklore Part 24 Chapter 13: Arthurian Legend Part 25 Chapter 14: Professional Resources for Educators Part 26 Chapter 15: Classroom Activities Part 27 Appendix: Not the Middle Ages Part 28 Index Part 29 About the Author

About the Author

Rebecca Barnhouse teaches literature and writing courses at Youngstown State University, Ohio, where she is involved in outreach programs in the local public schools. She editsThe LYRE Review, an online review journal written for and by young readers.

Reviews

This reference work is written in the form of an annotated bibliography. It includes 551 entries on novels, history books, and other publications appropriate for students who are learning about the history of Western Europe between the years 500 and 1500.
*Children's Literature Association Quarterly*

Barnhouse provides a valuable classroom and readers' advisory tool.
*VOYA*

Evaluates 551 fiction and nonfiction resources...focusing on Western Europe from 500 to 1500. Organized by subject, geographical region and time period, with recommended web sites for each chapter and a chapter on classroom activities.
*Teacher Librarian*

A valuable compendium of recent titles for young readers, this resource assists educators and home-schoolers, researchers, librarians, publishers, editors, book dealers, and parents in choosing high-quality works on an intriguing period of history from 500 to 1500....This handy, reasonably priced work is a must for the professional shelf.
*American Reference Books Annual*

Useful as an organizing tool...a valuable resource for any school or public library that provides materials for unit studies on the middle ages.
*The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books*