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Beowulf
Michael Morpurgo
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Description for Beowulf
Paperback. The epic Anglo-Saxon legend is brilliantly recreated by an award-winning author/illustrator team. Illustrator(s): Foreman, Michael. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AH; YFH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
The epic Anglo-Saxon legend is brilliantly recreated by an award-winning author/illustrator team.
In fifth-century Denmark, a murderous monster stalks the night, and only the great prince of the Geats has the strength and courage to defeat him. Beowulf's terrifying quest to destroy Grendel, the foul fiend, a hideous sea-hag and a monstrous fire-dragon is the oldest surviving epic in British literature. Artfully retold and magnificently illustrated, this companion volume to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is made instantly accessible to children by a formidable children's book partnership.
Product Details
Publisher
Walker Books Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781406348873
SKU
V9781406348873
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo was 2003–2005 Children's Laureate, has written over one hundred books and is the winner of many awards, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize, the Blue Peter Award and the Red House Children's Book Award. His books are translated and read around the world and his hugely popular novel War Horse, already a critically acclaimed stage play, is now a successful feature film. Michael and his wife, Clare, founded the charity Farms for City Children and live in Winkleigh, Devon. www.michaelmorpurgo.org Michael Foreman is one of the world's leading illustrators. He has won several major awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal, most recently for War Boy. His titles for Walker Books include Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (9781406348880), Why the Animals Came to Town (9781406329957), Mia's Story (9781844282784), Say Hello (9781406307245) and A Child's Garden (9781406312072). He lives in London.
Reviews for Beowulf
This complete rendition is distinguished by both handsome packaging and a prose narrative that artfully mixes alliterative language reminiscent of the original, with currently topical references"