Chevaliers et châteaux – French Children’s Book | Ages 4–7 (Preschool – Early Elementary)

Grab your armor and saddle your horse — adventure awaits! Chevaliers et châteaux invites young readers to step into the fascinating world of medieval castles, brave knights, and royal life. Through vivid illustrations and clever see-through pages, children explore what life was really like inside a castle’s walls.

Story highlights

• A richly illustrated nonfiction title from Gallimard Jeunesse’s Mes premières découvertes series.

• Introduces key themes of medieval life — tournaments, armor, castle defense, feasts, and daily routines.

• Transparent overlay pages reveal what’s hidden inside the castle walls or beneath the armor.

• Simple French text and bright images make history engaging and accessible for young readers.

Perfect for

• Children ages 4–7 curious about knights, castles, and history.

• Families introducing French vocabulary through fun, fact-filled picture books.

• Early-elementary classrooms and French-immersion programs exploring medieval themes.

• Gift-givers looking for a beautifully designed, educational French book about life long ago.

Product details

• Title: Chevaliers et châteaux

• Author: Claude Delafosse

• Illustrators: Gallimard Jeunesse collective artists

• Publisher: Gallimard Jeunesse – Collection Mes premières découvertes / La petite encyclopédie

• Format: Hardcover, 24 pages with transparent overlay pages

• Dimensions: approximately 8 × 9 inches (210 × 230 mm)

• Publication date: August 29, 2013

• ISBN: 9782070651702

• Language: French

Educational value

• Builds early French vocabulary around history, architecture, and medieval life.

• Develops observation and comprehension skills as children explore layers of illustrated detail.

• Encourages curiosity about history and culture, showing how people lived, worked, and played centuries ago.

• Perfect cross-curricular resource combining early French reading, history, and art appreciation.

Qui vivait dans les châteaux forts ? Comment se déroulait un siège ? Quelles armes utilisait-on au Moyen Âge ? Comment devenait-on chevalier ? Du chemin de ronde au donjon et des tournois aux champs de bataille, découvre aussi la vie des chevaliers, en vibrant au choc des lances brisées et au chant des troubadours. Pour répondre à toutes les questions sur les chevaliers et les châteaux.