Step back to an English Village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating 22 unforgettable characters.
Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Robert Byrd -- inspired by the Munich-Nuremberg manuscript, an illuminated poem from thirteenth-century Germany -- this witty, historically accurate, and utterly human collection forms an exquisite bridge to the people and places of Medieval England..
With a deep appreciation for the period and a grand affection for both characters and audience, Laura Amy Schlitz creates twenty-two riveting portraits and linguistic gems equally suited to silent reading or performance.
There\'s also mud-slinging Barbary (and her noble victim)
Jack, the compassionate half-wit
Alice, the singing shepherdess; and many more.
There\'s Hugo, the lord\'s nephew, forced to prove his manhood by hunting a wild boar; sharp-tongued Nelly, who supports her family by selling live eels; and the peasant\'s daughter, Mogg, who gets a clever lesson in how to save a cow from a greedy landlord.
Maidens, monks, and millers\' sons -- in these pages, readers will meet them all.
Newbery Medal Winner Step back to an English Village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters.
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Maidens, monks, and millers\' sons--in these pages, readers will meet them all.
Step back to an English Village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating 22 unforgettable characters
