title: Magic in the Margins: A Medieval Tale of Bookmaking
author:  W. Nikola-Lisa 
description: Simon, a young orphan in the Middle Ages, is an apprentice in a monastery's scriptorium, where books are written. He learns to prepare parchment, grind pigments, and write, but he dreams of illustrating illuminated manuscripts. The monastery's Father instructs Simon to practice by capturing mice. "Study them, get to know them . . and use your imagination." Simon begins by setting traps, but he eventually understands the figurative use of language, and his fanciful drawings of mice earn him a job in the scriptorium at last. Younger children may struggle with the play on the word <i>capture</i> and the messages about what an artist does. Many kids, though, will be drawn in by the appealing story of a child's empowerment and the glimpse of the medieval world. Christensen extends the story with strong, clear scenes, bordered by botanical patterns and executed in ink and egg-tempura pigments, just like the monks used. A final word about the time period closes this solid title, which is sure to find a place in the classroom. <i>Gillian Engberg</i><br /><i>Copyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved</i>
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  # 2061: Odyssey Three
  
  
  Arthur C. Clarke
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright
  
  
  2061: Odyssey Three  
  Copyright © 1987 by Serendib BV  
  Foreword and Postscript Copyright © 1997 by Arthur C. Clarke  
  Cover art to the electronic edition copyright © 2012 by RosettaBooks, LLC.
  
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any
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  except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.
  
  
  Electronic edition published 2012 by RosettaBooks, LLC, New York.  
  ISBN e-Pub edition: 9780795324857
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  To the memory of  
  Judy-Lynn Del Rey,  
  editor extraordinary,  
  who bought this book for one dollar  
  —but never knew if she got her money’s worth
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  [Foreword](9780795324857_epub_frw_r1.htm)
  
  
  [Author’s Note](9780795324857_epub_fm1_r1.htm)
  
  
  [I THE MAGIC 