Brother William's Year by Jan Pancheri

Brother William's Year by Jan Pancheri

Brother William is a kind-hearted 14th-Century monk gardener at Westminster Abbey responsible for providing food for the other monks. This diary of his year shows what happens month by month in delightful words and pictures. There are decorative endpapers of the Abbey and gardens, an introduction to the Abbey of Westminster and a note on the life of Benedictine monks - all meticulously researched, written and illustrated with warmth and humour by Westminster Abbey's very own Head Gardener.

Full of interesting facts and illustrations for KS1The recipes included sound very tempting. Bookseller

JAN PANCHERI has been Head Gardener at Westminster Abbey for the past five years and has made a study of the monks who lived there. She was brought up in Worcestershire. Her grandfather, an Italian immigrant, and her father were both woodcarvers. She qualified as an art teacher in 1989, and has written and illustrated two picture books, The Twelve Poodle Princesses and The Little Angel. She also runs children's summer workshops, and is passionate about introducing children to gardens, nature and the history around them.

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ISBN 13	9781845079536
ISBN 10	1845079531
Title	Brother William's Year
Author	Jan Pancheri
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2009-05-14
Number of pages	36
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.