{"product_id":"adam-of-the-road-paperback","title":"Adam of the Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Janet Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Newbery Medal Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAwarded the John Newbery Medal as \"the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children\" in the year of its publication. \"A road's a kind of holy thing,\" said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. \"That's why it's a good work to keep a road in repair, like giving alms to the poor or tending the sick. It's open to the sun and wind and rain. It brings all kinds of people and all parts of England together. And it's home to a minstrel, even though he may happen to be sleeping in a castle.\" And Adam, though only eleven, was to remember his father's words when his beloved dog, Nick, was stolen and Roger had disappeared and he found himself traveling alone along these same great roads, searching the fairs and market towns for his father and his dog.\u003cp\u003eHere is a story of thirteenth-century England, so absorbing and lively that for all its authenticity it scarcely seems \"historical.\" Although crammed with odd facts and lore about that time when \"longen folke to goon on pilgrimages,\" its scraps of song and hymn and jongleur's tale of the period seem as newminted and fresh as the day they were devised, and Adam is a real boy inside his gay striped surcoat. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Engaging and beautifully written.\"--\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Janet Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (1902-1999) was born and grew up in Philadelphia. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College, and in the years that followed, under the names Elizabeth Janet Gray and Elizabeth Gray Vining, she wrote many books for adults and children, including the Newbery Award winner \u003ci\u003eAdam of the Road\u003c\/i\u003e. During and immediately after World War II, Elizabeth worked for the American Friends Service Committee. In 1946 she was appointed tutor to Crown Prince Akihito of Japan and later wrote the widely read \u003ci\u003eWindows for the Crown Prince\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of several novels and biographies and two autobiographical works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e (1892-1957) received his art training at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. His favorite medium, pen and ink, is used expressively and with detail in his black and white illustrations in \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Ferdinand\u003c\/i\u003e (by Munro Leaf). In addition to illustrating many children's books, including \u003ci\u003eMr. Popper's Penguins\u003c\/i\u003e, Lawson also wrote and illustrated a number of his own books for children. In 1940, he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his picture book illustrations in \u003ci\u003eThey Were Strong and Good;\u003c\/i\u003e and in 1944, he was awarded the Newbery Medal for his middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eRabbit Hill\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.94 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Newbery Medal (1943)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adam of the Road\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753688662304,"sku":"9780140324648","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b3ff99c2e78b91d59c133c1a5718b8c.webp?v=1780025560","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/adam-of-the-road-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}