Keppeler, Jill
Summary: Text and photographs look at how to build castles in Minecraft, focusing on how to build arches, drawbridges, towers, and more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM KeppelerMacdonald, Fiona
Summary: Traces the history of the samurai castles of medieval Japan with information on the role of samurai, shogun, and women in feudal Japanese society, on religious beliefs, and on arms and armor of the period.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Peter Bedrick Books 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 952 MACFabiny, Sarah
Summary: "Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 929.7 FABCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 929.7 FABCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT World What FabinySummary: Unlock mysteries and uncover lost history with the experts as they use yesteryear's technology to recreate five ancient engineering marvels and to discover what daily life was really like in these communities. Travel around the globe from China to Egypt and take a fresh, "hands-on" look at mankind's greatest cultures and civilizations.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SECSummary: An extensive biography of the American film producer and director William Castle, with a focus on his classic horror films. Castle was famous for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies. Includes extensive film clips and commentary by his family, friends and actors, producers, directors and film historians.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Automat Pictures 2011
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SPIHogg, Ian V.
Summary: This book traces the development of fortifications from the first primitive mud walls, through the great castles of the Middle Ages, to the present.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Black Cat 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 623.1 HOGWels, Susan
Summary: "It was heaven on earth--and, some whispered, the devil's garden. Thousands came by trains and carriages to see this new Eden, carved from hundreds of acres of wild woodland. They marveled at orchards bursting with fruit, thick herds of Ayrshire cattle and Cotswold sheep, and whizzing mills. They gaped at the people who lived in this place -- especially the women, with their queer cropped hair...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.77 WEISummary: A love letter to all things great and British, from castles, Shakespeare, aristocrats, classic cars to quirky traditions and self-deprecating sense of humor
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022