Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village (A Middle Grade Collection of Historical Monologues for Grades 5-8 Classroom Study, Language Arts & Medieval History)

Interesting little book

This is a wonderfulbook. my children really like it . I will definetely buy more books from the same author : Laura Amy Schlitz

I normally don't like poetry, but this book is well-done. The poems and dialogues are very realistic and not at all forced. Each character in a medieval village is given a chance to present his viewpoint of life or an event in his or her life. Most cover one to two pages with sufficient illustrations. The illustrations mimic those of genuine medieval artwork, which I find make the narrations more realistic. Some characters overlap with others, while some are simply stand alone. This book would work well for younger schoolchildren who need a basic introduction to medieval life. It's not so long that it will bog them down with boredom, but it will give them just a taste to make them want more.

interesting book

It's a wonderful collection of medieval voices and it's fun to look for the relationships between the characters and think about how their lives would have overlapped. Additionally, the printed book is well designed with clear font and layout. However, I am taking off a star for the horrendous digital version that I bought first. The font is so small and unclear that I couldn't read it, so I ended up having to also buy the paper version. So, do NOT buy the digital version--go for the book version!