Knights: Warrior of the Middle Ages by Aileen Weintraub

Let the battles begin! Way of the Warrior takes readers into the fray with history's most valiant and infamous soldiers for a close look at warriors through the ages.

This book can be misleading with the size that it is because it looks like it would have more pictures than information. There is a lot of information packed into a mere 40 plus pages including the history of the beginning of the knights, crusades, and tournaments. Every few pages, there are little bubbles of short facts that are perfect to include in a book report or term paper for a middle school student. One thing that I liked about this book is that it doesn't just give you the history of the knight but it also gives you how knights are perceived these days. There is a small dictionary in the back of new words which is very convenient for all ages. One other section of the book that I felt was really helpful was the fact that the author gave the reader a further reading section for more research as well as resources on medieval studies. I, myself, did not know that there is a Medieval academy in America. In conclusion, I would recommend this book to students who need material for Knights and the middle ages because there is more information than I expected in the book.