This Ladybird Classic is an abridged retelling of the classic tale of King Arthur. A perfect introduction to the well-loved legend, it is ideal for sharing with younger children, or for newly confident readers to tackle alone.
Beautiful new illustrations and a gorgeous larger format with ribbon marker bring the magic of this classic story to a new generation of children.
This book is part of a book series called Ladybird Classics .
This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.
There are 72 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Penguin Books Ltd .
This book contains the following story:
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
The legend of King Arthur tells the story of Arthurs conception at Tintagel, his battle against Mordrid at Camlann and his final rest at Avalon. Most parts of the legend can be traced back to Geoffrey of Monmouths epic tale History of the Kings of Britain from the 12th century. This included the characters Uther Pendragon, Merlin, Guinevere, Mordrid and the sword Excalibur. (The tale of Lancelot and The Holy Grail as well as other stories about the Knights of the Round Table were added to the legend later by the French writer Chrtien de Troyes.
This book is in the following series:
Ladybird Classics
Ladybird Classics are retold versions of the most-loved children's classic stories, and are specially designed to appeal to a younger audience.
