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Arthur of Albion: Marvellous Tales of the Round Table


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No. of pages 96

Published: 2008

Great for age 3-12 years

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The ultimate book on King Arthur! Combining the best-known stories about Arthur and his court with fascinating research on who Arthur really was and where Camelot was built, and the relationships between the main characters in the legends, this magnificent edition has been designed and illustrated to the highest standards.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Barefoot Books Ltd .

John Matthews is an Arthurian expert and professional storyteller. He is the author of numerous highly acclaimed books on Arthurian legends and Celtic mythology, and was historical advisor for Touchstone Pictures during the making of King Arthur (2004). John has written many books for Barefoot including The Barefoot Book of Knights (PB with CD: 9781841480169). He lives in Oxford. Pavel Tatarnikov lives in Belarus but spent a year in England whilst illustrating Ar thur of Albion. At the age of eleven, he was selected to train at the State School of Music and Fine Arts in Minsk, Belarus. He has been a member of the Belarusian Artists Union since 1997 and is now an illustrator in the Graphic Department of the Belarusian Academy of Arts. This is his first project with Barefoot Books. John Matthews served as historical consultant on the latest Pirates of the Carribean movie, Dead Man's Chest.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Nappa Gold Award - Grades 1-4
This book was recognised in the Grades 1-4 category of the Nappa Gold Award.

Moonbeam Children's Book Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Moonbeam Children's Book Award.

Indiefab Award - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Indiefab Award.

Nappa Gold Award - Ages 6+
This book was recognised in the Ages 6+ category by the Nappa Gold Award.

This book features the following characters:

Arthur
This book features the character Arthur.

King Arthur
King Arthur is a legendary King of Britain who defeated the Saxons in the late 5th and early 6th centuries and established a vast empire.