Costumes, hair, and backgrounds all displayed images related to the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. The scenes clearly captured the historical setting and true reflection of the middle ages. It was easy to contrast the important structures in the images, since the illustrator used only black and white. Very fine lines were used, it almost looks like stitching. The use of lines were clearly used and provided so much detail to the artwork. There was so much to look at, one could get lost in the clever little figures that were displayed.
The images in this book were amazing! I couldn’t stop staring at all the detail that was present in the images. Part Three: Critique of plot, setting, theme, style and point of view. Wow, this book makes me feel lazy, just sitting around reading about it. Wonderful resource for kids to learn about resources and how structures were created, especially Cathedrals. And just imagine the amount of work that could even be completed in 1 day, when it took 2 or 3 hours to pull up a gigantic arch from the ground or enormous pieces of wood transported from Scandinavia. I actually thoughtĪbout this prior to this section, and wondered just how many risked their lives (because of the height) and unsafe measures taken to transport these ridiculously heavy resources.
There is a part in the book that discusses one of the Superintendents (overlooking the construction processes) passed away after falling of a Scaffold. Remembering that technology was not near as advanced as where we stand today, they amount of labor, work, and time that went into building these Cathedrals is honestly epic! It is amazing how many people it took to create these, and all of the preparation they needed to even begin building. It also discussed that these Cathedrals were created during the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. I first read the preface and it discussed that The Cathedral of Chutreaux is imaginary, but the methods of construction were still In fact, there are probably more images than words in this book, yet still there was tons of information translated through words. Once I started flipping through the pages, I saw the writing was pretty little, and the images were basically huge! Every single page is covered with detail in the images. I thought this book would have some detail provided about constructing Cathedrals, but I also thought it would be for lower grade elementary students. When I first googled this book, I was amazed by the cover image. Part Two: Response to the book: Predictions, thoughts about craft, connections, issues, or prompts. Grade Level: Independent Reading Level (grades 6-8). Genre: Informational Text, Common Core Exemplar, Children’s Literature Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction.
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