Epic Heroes & Heroines of the Middle Ages
Build, color, and animate legendary characters like Beowulf and Mulan while exploring their stories through hands-on crafting, vivid biographies, and art rooted in medieval history.
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Epic Heroes & Heroines of the Middle Ages
If your child's history lessons are in desperate need of knights, ninjas, and storytellers with secret scrolls, Epic Heroes & Heroines of the Middle Ages is here to save the day—cardstock capes and all. This richly illustrated activity book lets your child build and animate eleven of the most iconic figures from medieval literature and legend, including Beowulf, Mulan, King Arthur, Maid Marian, Scheherazade, and more. Each character is printed twice—once in full color and once ready to be personalized—and every piece is punched out on durable cardstock with tabs that make assembly simple.
But this isn't just an arts-and-crafts project in disguise. Every character comes with a short biography that tells who he was, what made his story unforgettable, and why he's still remembered today. There's also a thoughtfully curated reading list included to help you extend the learning if your child wants to know more about any of the characters. The illustrations are inspired by tapestries, statues, and manuscripts from the actual time period, so your child is connecting with real art history while he assembles. Clear instructions walk you through how to bring each figure to life with moving limbs, and no special skills or background are needed—just a bit of cutting, a few brads, and a love of stories with heroes who aren't afraid to charge into battle or outsmart their enemies.
Ideal for ages 6 through 12, this 64-page paperback brings world cultures and classical literature into your homeschool—or your living room—in the most hands-on way possible. It's also a great companion to the rest of the Famous Figures series.
