Books with author Kelly Eric Philbrook

This book introduces the legend that in the 13th century (1241), a Polish boy was killed by the arrow of an invading Tartar from the East, silencing his trumpet a few notes short of completion of the "Heynal," the Hymn to Our Lady, as he stood on a little balcony of the Church of Our Lady Mary in Krakow, Poland. Ever since that event subsequent trumpeters have stopped at the same point in the Heynal as it is sounded four times on the hour, all day and night as a signal that all is well.Research has shown that the 'legend' was created by the book's author, Eric Kelly, and the illustrator, Aniela (Angela) Pruszynska when trying to imagine an explanation for the foreshortened trumpet playing. The legend they created has passed into legend and is now accepted as "history".The story of Joseph Charnetski-Kowalski, set in 1461, is fictional.

Description:This book introduces the legend that in the 13th century (1241), a Polish boy was killed by the arrow of an invading Tartar from the East, silencing his trumpet a few notes short of completion of the "Heynal," the Hymn to Our Lady, as he stood on a little balcony of the Church of Our Lady Mary in Krakow, Poland. Ever since that event subsequent trumpeters have stopped at the same point in the Heynal as it is sounded four times on the hour, all day and night as a signal that all is well.Research has shown that the 'legend' was created by the book's author, Eric Kelly, and the illustrator, Aniela (Angela) Pruszynska when trying to imagine an explanation for the foreshortened trumpet playing. The legend they created has passed into legend and is now accepted as "history".The story of Joseph Charnetski-Kowalski, set in 1461, is fictional. [Suggest a different description.]

A Newbery Medal Book: It is the fifteenth century in eastern Europe and the shimmering, pure Great Tarnov Crystal is coveted by all who seek the supreme answers to Life. Obsessed be the desire to own this mysterious gem, a Tartar chieftain tracks down its hiding place - the estate of the Charnetski family of the Ukraine. Bound by an ancestral oath to this legendary crystal, young Joseph Charnetski and his family seek refuge in the city of Krakow. There Joseph is caught up in the plots and intrigues of alchemists and superstitious peasantry, of a kindly priest and a messenger of evil. What can Joseph do to save the city - and the Great Tarnov Crystal - from the plundering Tartars?