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The Seeing Stone: Book 1


Arthur

School year: Year 5, Year 6, Year 7

No. of pages 352

Published: 2013

Great for age 9-11 years

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Medieval life meets Arthurian magic in a novel that transcends boundaries of time and age, appealing to children of 9+ and older readers alike. The winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Smarties Prize bronze award in 2001, this timeless novel is stunningly reissued for a new generation. The year is 1199, the place the Welsh Marches. Young Arthur de Caldicot is given a magical shining stone in which his legendary namesake is revealed. In 100 short chapters that brilliantly evoke life in a medieval manor, stories of the boy King Arthur begin to echo - and anticipate - the secrets and mysteries that emerge in his own life . . ."As bright and as vivid as the pictures in a Book of Hours. Deep scholarship, high imagination, and great gifts of storytelling have gone into this; I was spellbound." - Philip Pullman, The Guardian

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Arthur, Arthur Trilogy .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-16 years.

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Kevin Crossley-Holland is well-known as a poet, broadcaster, and writer for children. He won the Carnegie Medal in 1985. For Oxford, he has written The Green Children and adapted Beowulf for children.

 

This book is in the following series:

Arthur

Arthur Trilogy

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Whitbread Book Award
This book was recognised by the Whitbread Book Award.

Whitbread Book Award - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Whitbread Book Award.

Guardian Fiction Award
This book was recognised by the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Award. This award was founded in 1967 and winners are selected by fellow writers. It is awarded annually to fiction written for children aged eight and above.

Smarties Book Award - Ages 9-11 Years
This book was recognised in the Ages 9-11 Years category by the Smarties Book Award.

Smarties Book Award
This book was recognised by the Smarties Book Award.

Tir Na Nog Award
This book was recognised by the Tir Na Nog Award.

This book features the following characters:

Arthur King
This book features the character Arthur King.

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.

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