Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village Contributor(s): Schlitz, Laura Amy (Author), Byrd, Robert (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763615781 ISBN-13: 9780763615789 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating 22 unforgettable characters. Inspired by an illuminated poem from 13th-century Germany, this witty, historically accurate, and utterly human collection forms an exquisite bridge to the people and places of medieval England. Full color. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Medieval - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2003065256 |
Series: Where's Waldo? |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.5" W x 10.3" (1.20 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 115900 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters. Winner of the Newbery Medal. Maidens, monks, and millers' sons -- in these pages, readers will meet them all. 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. There's also mud-slinging Barbary (and her noble victim); Jack, the compassionate half-wit; Alice, the singing shepherdess; and many more. 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. 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. |