Castle
by David Macaulay

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Book Review: "Castle" Is the Definitive Illustrated Castle Book!
Summary: 5 Stars

I find it a masterpiece of interesting, quick reading coupled with Macaulay's well-acclaimed and wonderful illustrations. Macaulay's wonderful illustrations show pictorially exactly how a castle was built in stages, who did the work from the master architect to the most common laborer, how the castle functioned in war along with the troops that manned it, and even how the castle could be used as an economic and political bastion against enemies.

I also want to add that Macaulay allowed PBS to make an animated TV special of his book around the 1980's that can still be found if one looks.

I named my childhood pet fish after the characters in this book. While my review of this book is most definitely fanatical, I cannot emphasize enough how charming this book really is. It's the pinnacle of fun castle books for a castle enthusiast, child or adult!

I highly recommend this wonderful book for children and adults of all ages. It's charming story and illustrations will conquer all.

Review by: Maximillian Ben Hanan

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