tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822592948468343632.post7763231478757485655..comments2023-09-24T08:16:34.752-04:00Comments on The Modest Peacock: Spotlight on Children's Books: Ox-cart Man by Donald HallJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867458102445088755noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822592948468343632.post-63876638364744978622008-05-15T19:33:00.000-04:002008-05-15T19:33:00.000-04:00I agree that quaintness appeals to me. I love his...I agree that quaintness appeals to me. I love history and often felt I was born in the wrong century. But like you, I don't think I could do without the modern conveniences. I'll have to pass this book review along to my younger sister. She has 5 children and homeschools. Currently she is involved with a homeschool group that gets together to study historical periods by actually reenacting it. She has many pictures on her blog of their outdoor medieval lesson. The girls dressed up as princesses, queens, and peasants. The boys were squires, pages, knights, peasants, etc. They played games characteristic of the times such as archery. They had a giant paper mache rock (looked pretty real) from which the knights pulled a sword (like King Arthur). It looked like great fun. I know you would have liked that kind of thing.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01972202527364856191noreply@blogger.com