Knights & Castles: 50 Hands-On Activities to Experience the Middle Ages (Kaleidoscope Kids)
by Avery Hart, Paul Mantell
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Author: Avery Hart, Paul MantellIllustrator: Michael Kline
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-05
ISBN: 1885593171
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Williamson Pub
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Book Review: An Anti-Church Guide to the Middle Ages
Summary: 2 Stars
This book has many interesting arts & craft ideas which kids find fun. However, one must endure numerous unsympathetic interpretations of the times which present the Church and Christians in general as ignorant and superstitious people. For example, the book states that Joan of Ark "heard voices in her head that helped her do battle and led her to victory." Such a statement would lead one to believe that she was really schizophrenic and not a saint of the Church. There are simply too many examples of this kind of smug, retrospective arrogance towards Christians of the past to list in this review. In every chapter, Christians are painted as stupid, blood thirsty, narrow-minded, etc. Their anti-Church bias is just too blatant to overlook.One would be better off checking out Martha Stewart's kid magazine for craft ideas and pick up a less biased history book to read to children. Any Christian educator will want to avoid this book.
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