Overview
From Follett
Includes bibliographical references (page 92-95).;Hugo, the Lord's nephew -- Taggot, the blacksmith's daughter -- Will, the plowboy -- Alice, the shepherdess -- Thomas, the doctor's son -- Constance, the pilgrim -- Mogg, the villein's daughter -- Otho, the miller's son -- Jack, the half-wit -- Simon, the knight's son -- Edgar, the falconer's son -- Isobel, the Lord's daughter -- Barbary, the mud slinger -- Jacob Ben Salomon, the moneylender's son, and Petronella, the merchant's daughter -- Lowdy, the varlet's child -- Pask, the runaway -- Piers, the glassblower's apprentice -- Mariot and Maud, the glassblower's daughters -- Nelly, the sniggler -- Drogo, the tanner's apprentice -- Giles, the beggar. A collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.
From the Publisher
Newbery Medal Winner! Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters.
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.
Product Details
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Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Publication Date:
September 13, 2011
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Format:
Paperback
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Edition:
2nd pbk. ed.
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Dewey:
812
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Classifications:
Nonfiction
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Description:
x, 95 pages : illustrations, map, music ; 23 cm
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Tracings:
Byrd, Robert, illustrator.
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ISBN-10:
0-7636-5094-3
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ISBN-13:
978-0-7636-5094-0
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Follett Number:
0158DQ0
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Interest Level:
3-6
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Reading Level:
5.6
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ATOS Book Level:
5.6
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AR Interest Level:
MG
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AR Points:
2
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AR Quiz: 115900EN
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Lexile:
NP
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Fountas & Pinnell:
Z
Reviews & Awards
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 2008
- Book Links, 01/01/10
- Book Links starred, 01/01/08
- Booklist starred, 08/01/07
- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starred, 09/01/07
- Horn Book Magazine starred, 04/01/08
- Kirkus Reviews starred, 07/15/07
- Newbery Medal, 2008
- School Library Journal starred, 08/01/07
- Wilson's Children, 10/01/10
- Wilson's Junior High School, 01/09/10
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