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Tales from the old world ([New ed.])

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Ten tales that sweep ancient Europe, from Iceland to England and from Greece to Denmark, giving a taste of the myth and folk-tale of them all. This book is bursting with fantastic retellings of old favourites such as 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' and 'Arthur the King'. It is alive with grippingly told, unfamiliar stories such as 'Godfather Death' and 'The Lady of Stavoren'.

There's a tale in here to thrill, delight or chill every reader.

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1858817943 / 9781858817941
Paperback / softback
19/02/2004
United Kingdom
English
x, 97 p.
20 cm
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Reprint. Previous ed.: published as Tales from Europe. London: BBC Educational, 1991.
By the best-selling, prize-winning author of the 'Arthur' trilogy. Kevin Crossley-Holland has won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and been shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award. An incredible journey through ten European countries, giving an amazing taste of the myth and culture of each. Ideal reading for boys and girls, in school and at home. 'Language so fresh and brigh, few would dare compete with it.' Books for Keeps.
By the best-selling, prize-winning author of the 'Arthur' trilogy. Kevin Crossley-Holland has won the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and been shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award. An incredible journey through ten European countries, giving an amazing taste of the myth and culture of each. Ideal reading for boys and girls, in school and at home. 'Language so fresh and brigh, few would dare compete with it.' Books for Keeps. YFJ Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), YQG Educational: Geography