Spectacular Visual Guides: Viking Town

Viking Town is an invaluable guide to one of the most important periods in history. Step inside a Viking town and discover for yourself what it was like to live and work in this bustling centre of long-distance trade.

About the author

Fiona MacDonald, illustrated by Mark Bergin

Summary

Viking Town is an invaluable guide to one of the most important periods in history.

Step inside a Viking town and discover for yourself what it was like to live and work in this bustling centre of long-distance trade. Admire the well-built houses before joining the town's defenders as they fight off an attack by rivals from across the sea. This is a superbly-illustrated look at the daily lives of different types of Vikings.

With superb cutaway illustrations, we explore the astounding architectural achievements and day-to-day activities of the Vikings, looking at how they ate, dressed, entertained themselves and sometimes fought. Informative captions, maps, a complete glossary and an index makes this title an ideal educational aid for children aged 9 and up studying this period.

Foreword

An informative visual guide to the Viking period, featuring spectacular cutaway illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: Fiona Macdonald
• Assisted by: Mark Bergin (Illustration), Bergin Mark (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.06.2024
• EAN: 9781800787742
• ISBN: 978-1-80078-774-2
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 279 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 240 g
• Series: Spectacular Visual Guides
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Europe, ARCHITECTURE / History / Medieval, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's / Teenage), European history: the Vikings, Viking / Norse civilisations