A child’s primary education is of vital importance. It requires well-trained teachers with a professional approach to their work. Faithful to the Vision is the story of a teachers’ training college which set about preparing teachers of that very calibre. It is the history of the Grahamstown Teachers’ Training College.The emphasis in the College was on the practical professional training offered. The focus was on the holistic education of the student, rather than merely on the conte...

It is late July in 1461 when young Joseph Charnetski and his family arrive in the great city of Krakow, with its glorious church towers and lively marketplace. The Charnetskis have come to Krakow to seek refuge with their relatives. What they find is more danger and adventure than a simple farm boy like Joseph could ever have imagined. First, a menacing stranger tries to take their pumpkin at sword point. Then a beautiful girl and her black-robed uncle befriend Joseph. Soon he and his fami...

For well over thirty years, Eric P. Kelly’s Newbery Award winner has brought the color and romance of ancient times to young readers. Today, The Trumpeter of Krakow is an absorbing and dramatic as when it was first published in 1928.There was something about the Great Tarnov Crystal...Wise men spoke of it in hushed tones. Others were ready to kill for it. Now a murderous Tartar chief is bent on possessing it. But young Joseph Charnetski was bound by an anc...

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. Men trembled when they heard that news and mothers held their children close to their breasts, for the name “Tartar” was one that froze folks’ blood in their veins. As the weeks went on, the rumors grew thicker and there began to come through to Poland, our land of the fields, the news that the country lands of the Ukraine...

A wonderful and witty historical novel concerning the ups and down of the printing trade in Tudor times.

First published in 1928, this book introduces the legend that in the 13th century (1241), a Polish boy was killed by the arrow of an invading Tartar from the East, silencing his trumpet a few notes short of completion of the "Heynal," the Hymn to Our Lady, as he stood on a little balcony of the Church of Our Lady Mary in Krakow, Poland. Ever since that event subsequent trumpeters have stopped at the same point in the Heynal as it is sounded four times on the hour, all day and night as a si...

The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly is a historical adventure novel set in 15th-century Poland, blending mystery, legend, and cultural heritage. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1929, the book introduces young readers to the rich history and folklore of medieval Krakow through a gripping and atmospheric narrative. The story follows a young boy named Joseph Charnetski, who arrives in Krakow with his family after fleeing from danger in Ukraine. They carry with them a powerful secret linked ...

In The Blacksmith of Vilno, Eric Philbrook Kelly transports readers to Vilno (Vilnius) in 1832, a city simmering under Russian rule as Polish nationalist fervor simmers just below the surface. Against this backdrop, Kelly tells the story of Jan, a humble blacksmith whose life becomes entangled with the forces of rebellion, loyalty, and personal sacrifice.Jan labors at his forge, shaping iron and dreams, while the crackle of resistance stirs through Vilno's...

Embark on a captivating journey through 15th-century Poland with The Trumpeter of Krakow, a Newbery Medal-winning novel by Eric P. Kelly. This masterpiece of historical fiction brings to life the enchanting world of medieval Krakow, where danger, intrigue, and heroism intertwine amidst a backdrop of Tartar invasions and the quest for the legendary Tarnov Crystal.Follow the harrowing journey of the Charnetski family as they flee their home in modern-day Ukraine, seeking ref...

In 15th-century Krakow, a young boy and his family arrive under cover of danger, carrying a secret hidden in plain sight. They have fled the burned ruins of their home in the Ukraine, pursued by those who will stop at nothing to take what they guard. As foreign invaders threaten the Polish kingdom, enemies gather within the city walls—and a centuries-old oath must be honored, even at the cost of a life.Amid market stalls, university halls, and the towering spires of churches, the b...

Embark on a captivating journey through 15th-century Poland with The Trumpeter of Krakow, a Newbery Medal-winning novel by Eric P. Kelly. This masterpiece of historical fiction brings to life the enchanting world of medieval Krakow, where danger, intrigue, and heroism intertwine amidst a backdrop of Tartar invasions and the quest for the legendary Tarnov Crystal.Follow the harrowing journey of the Charnetski family as they flee their home in modern-day Ukraine, seeking ref...

The Trumpeter of Krakow is a 1928 young adult historical novel by Eric P. Kelly. It won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1929. Centered on the historical fire that burned much of Kraków in 1462, The Trumpeter of Krakow tells the fictional story of the family of Joseph Charnetski, a Polish noble family from Kresy (modern day Ukraine), who fled to Kraków, Poland, in 1461 after their home is burned to the ground by the Cossack-Tatars of Bogdan Grozny, comm...