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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Snook alone Snook alone Marilyn Nelson Through the power of faith, a monk named Abba Jacob and his loyal rat terrier, Snook, are reunited after being separated by a ferocious storm. OL15056516W
The ink garden of brother Theophane The ink garden of brother Theophane C. M. Millen In medieval Ireland, Theophane's boredom with his duties as a scribe distracts the other monks, but when he is sent to the kitchens he discovers that he can make inks of many colors from plants, allo… OL15639739W
John the pupil John the pupil D. L. Flusfeder "John the Pupil is a medieval road movie in book form, recounting the journey taken from Oxford to Viterbo in 1267 by John and his two companions. Modeling themselves after Saint Francis, the trio tr… OL17900255W
The hunting of the last dragon The hunting of the last dragon Sherryl Jordan In England in 1356, as a monk records his every word, a young peasant tells of his journey with a young Chinese noblewoman to St. Alfric's Cove and the lair of a dragon. OL1899022W
Theodoric's rainbow Theodoric's rainbow Stephen P. Kramer Theodoric of Freiberg, a Dominican friar of the early fourteenth century, discovers how sunlight and drops of water make rainbows. OL3269645W