Food and Feasts in the Middle Ages

From the Series The Medieval World
  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Feasts were a common way of drawing families and communities together in the Middle Ages. They were also used as an opportunity to display a noble family's wealth. This delightful book takes readers inside a medieval kitchen highlighting utensils used in food preparation, the servants who worked there, and how food was prepared.
Topics include:
• farming and livestock
• the harvest and how food was preserved
• markets and fairs
• herbs and spices to flavor salty foods
• food in other cultures of the same period
• towns and the merchant class
• the butcher, baker, brewer and other tradespeople
• the medieval kitchen
• hunting, hawking and fishing
• the extravagance of the noble's feast
• feast days, celebrations, and the Church
• food shortages and famine
Teacher's guide available.

Format Your Price Add
978-0-7787-1380-7
$8.95
978-1-4271-6599-2
$29.00
Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 5
Age Range 8 - 11
Dewey 394.12
Lexile IG1170L
ATOS Reading Level 7.0
Guided Reading Level R
Subjects History, Social Studies
Genres Nonfiction
Publisher Crabtree Publishing
Imprint Crabtree Classics
Copyright 2004
Number of Pages 32
Dimensions 8.5 x 11
Graphics
BISACS JNF025100, JNF014000, JNF052020
Rights Included WORLD
Language English

Author: Lynne Elliott