The Trumpeter of Krakow in Around the World in 80 Books

Dec 23, 2014 Katie rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, male-author, ___europe, newbery, _poland

The Trumpeter of Krakow is the 1929 Newbery winner and tells the story of Joseph, a boy who moves from Ukraine to Krakow with his mother and father in the early years of the Renaissance. His father is protecting a mysterious treasure and thus they are pursued by a villain who seeks this treasure. The book is adventurous and engaging, and I liked the picture it painted of life in 15th century Krakow.

I'm not sure how accurate the book's portrayal of the philosophy/science/religion of the time per ...more

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Sep 25, 2015 Jean-Marie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classic, historical-fiction, magic, europe, middle-ages, poland

This story was much better than I anticipated, considering it won the 1929 Newberry Medal. Yes, 1929! We read it aloud to complement our middle ages history lesson about Eastern Europe and the Russians. It did a great job of giving us an idea about the culture and landscape at that time in a relatively entertaining story. It's a quick read, and I would suggest it for those studying the middle ages. ...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Linda Martin rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, newbery-medal-winners, geo-poland

"It was in the spring of the year 1241 that rumors began to travel along the highroad from Kiev in the land of Rus that the Tartars of the East were again upon the march."

The first chapter is about conflict between the Poles and invading Tartars. The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric Philbrook Kelly is a significant historical novel focusing on fifteenth-century Poland.

The non-fictional part of this book is in the first chapter, wherein the story of a thirteenth-century trumpeter is told. The rest of ...more

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