SuitabookThe secret diary of John Drawbridge
Philip Ardagh
- Reading
- Read a few diary entries together, pausing at unfamiliar historical terms; footnotes explain some words and phrases, and the illustrations offer another way into the setting.
- Themes
- Historical learning through fiction: John's diary combines knightly training and castle events with facts and trivia about medieval life. Historical details are woven into an adventure rather than presented only as a factual account.
- Comic diary voice: John records his training and castle experiences in an imaginary diary, with humorous details about knightly skills and customs. The diary format and lively illustrations support a playful presentation of the adventure.
- Worth knowing
- The castle comes under attack, and John faces a plot connected with the assault; the story therefore includes peril and suspense.