· Brother Hugo and the Bear is loosely based on a note found in a twelfth- century manuscript — and largely on the creative imaginings of author Katy Beebe. Lavishly illustrated by S. D. Schindler in the style of medieval manuscripts, this humorous tale is sure to delight readers who have acquired their own taste for books. Katy Beebe is an author and longtime book lover. She grew up in Minnesota and studied English Literature at Carlerton College. Beebe also studied at Oxford, where she was inspired to write Brother Hugo and the Bear. She moved back to America and is a college professor/5(23). Brother Hugo cannot return his book to the library of the monastery: A bear has consumed it. Enjoined to go to another priory to borrow a volume that he might copy to replace what the bear ate, he finds the bear follows him, snuffling hungrily. All his brother monks help him to prepare the parchment, make the inks, sew the pages and bind it shut.
Katy Beebe, Brother Hugo and the Bear (Unabridged). [Audiobook]Listen to the full version at - www.doorway.ru When a bear eats an illuminated manuscript that belongs to the monastery, Brother Hugo must make a new copy but now the bear has a taste for books! Historical note. Glossary. Author's note. Illustrator's note. Full-color illustrations rendered in ink and watercolor. Brother Hugo and the Bear is loosely based on a note found in a twelfth-century manuscript — and largely on the creative imaginings of author Katy Beebe. Lavishly illustrated by S. D. Schindler in the style of medieval manuscripts, this humorous tale is sure to delight readers who have acquired their own taste for books.
Brother Hugo and the Bear is loosely based on a note found in a twelfth- century manuscript — and largely on the creative imaginings of author Katy Beebe. Lavishly illustrated by S. D. Schindler in the style of medieval manuscripts, this humorous tale is sure to delight readers who have acquired their own taste for books. Other titles by Katy Beebe Nile Crossing A Junior Library Guild Selection The deeply heartfelt and poignant tale of a boy’s first day of school in ancient Egypt ~ Brother Hugo and the Bear A Junior Library Guild Selection “interesting, wry and educational ” — The New York Times. Brother Hugo cannot return his book to the library of the monastery: A bear has consumed it. Enjoined to go to another priory to borrow a volume that he might copy to replace what the bear ate, he finds the bear follows him, snuffling hungrily. All his brother monks help him to prepare the parchment, make the inks, sew the pages and bind it shut.
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