Book Descriptions
for Till Year's Good End by W. Nikola-Lisa and Christopher Manson
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
"July - Thick rows of peas I hoe and weed. Vile brine I boil for salt I need." This and similar verses open each double page spread on which a full color pen-and-ink illustration shows typical tenant farmer life. A short explanation of the hard labor of rural men and women during each particular season accompanies each double page spread. Inspired by the Books of Hours so popular during the Middle Ages, the author and illustrator have labored to create the feeling of a similarly illustrated calendar. (Ages 7-11)
CCBC Choices 1997. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1997. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
Discover what life was like for peasants living in Medieval Europe through this calendar of their daily labors and chores.
Based on a Medieval Book of Hours, Till Year’s Good End describes the monthly activities of rural peasants in England during the Middle Ages.
Rhyming couplets banner the top of each page while a paragraph for each month elaborates on the daily chores, showing the round of seasons in the farm year.
“Each turn of the page reveals a new month and its chores, from plowing, planting and pruning to mending, spinning, and milling.” — Publishers Weekly
Based on a Medieval Book of Hours, Till Year’s Good End describes the monthly activities of rural peasants in England during the Middle Ages.
Rhyming couplets banner the top of each page while a paragraph for each month elaborates on the daily chores, showing the round of seasons in the farm year.
“Each turn of the page reveals a new month and its chores, from plowing, planting and pruning to mending, spinning, and milling.” — Publishers Weekly
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
