Brings the Middle Ages in Europe alive through hands-on activites for kids ages 9-12. The activities require little adult supervision and use supplies commonly found in most households. Sidebars and fun trivia break up the text, making it easily accessible to kids. Readers will expand their knowledge beyond knights, fair maidens and castles as they learn about monasteries, siege warfare, daily life in a medieval village, medieval clothing, markets and fairs, medieval medicine, and the Crusades.