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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From A Medieval Village
By Laura Amy Schlitz
Illustrated by Robert Byrd
2008 Newbury Medal winner:Step back in time to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating unforgettable characters.
Maidens, monks, and millers’ sons, 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, and of course, many, many more!
- This book is the winner of the 2008 Newbury Medal, the world's oldest prize for children's literature.
- This witty and historically accurate collection forms a bridge to the people and places of medieval England.
- Includes twenty-two riveting portraits and linguistic gems equally suited to silent reading or performance.
About the author
Laura Amy Schlitz is the author of "The Hero Schliemann" and " A Drowned Maiden's Hair". She has also worked as a playwright and her plays for young people have been produced in theaters all over America.
About the illustrator
Robert Byrd teaches children’s book illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He is the author-illustrator of many books.
Review
"...wonderful job of evoking life in an English village in 1255." The Sunday Age
ISBN:
9780763615789
Imprint:
Candlewick Press
Distributor:
TL Distribution in Australia & Macmillan Publishers in New Zealand
Binding:
Hardback
Release Date:
August 1, 2007
Dimensions:
180 x 260mm, 96pp
Stock Status:
Backlist title
Australian RRP:
$29.95
New Zealand RRP:
$34.99
Stock Level:
In Stock