This book is part of a book series called Tales Of King Arthur .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .
Hudson Talbott has written and illustrated more than 20 children's books, including Newbery Honor winner Show Way (by Jacqueline Woodson), ALA Notable Book and VOYA Honor Book Leonardo's Horse (by Jean Fritz), and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story , which was adapted into an animated film by Steven Spielberg. He lives in the Hudson Valley of New York and in New York City.
This book contains the following story:
Excalibur
Excalibur is King Arthur's sword. There are two stories that describe how Arthur got his sword. In one Arthur alone was able to draw the sword out of a stone in which it had been magically fixed. Another story suggests that Excalibur was given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake and that, when the king lay mortally wounded after his last battle, he ordered the faithful Sir Bedivere to go to the water and throw the sword into it. An arm rose to catch it, brandished Excalibur three times, and then disappeared.
This book is in the following series:
Tales of King Arthur
Exciting, page-turning adventures for children developing their reading confidence.