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Favorite Medieval Tales
In their fourth magnificent collaboration of the world's great stories, Mary Pope Osborne and Troy Howell present nine best-loved tales from the days of chivalry, honor, and enchantment.
This collection contains nine treasured tales from medieval Europe--from the mysterious Celtic world of Finn MacCoul to the enchanted realm of King Arthur. Readers will meet the noble Frenc...more
This collection contains nine treasured tales from medieval Europe--from the mysterious Celtic world of Finn MacCoul to the enchanted realm of King Arthur. Readers will meet the noble Frenc...more
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
May 1st 2002
by Scholastic Paperbacks
(first published 1998)
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Jun 27, 2011
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If you are faced with having to read Beowulf or the ancient poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, beef up your background knowledge with this collection of stories which simplify the old writings, giving an overview of the works. Of course, this is meant to provide young people with background knowledge of the middle ages, but it could also be a preparatory reading to ready older students for the more complex texts. Simple to read true to the originals, the stories are suitable for many grades....more
I read this book initially thinking I'd use it as my chapter book, but I wasn't sure if it completely qualified as a folktale or not. I picked it because of how much I love the medieval folklore--everything from King Arthur and Merlin to the tales of the Black Plague and everything inbetween, made up and real. The book was a bit of a dissappointment. Most of the tales I am familiar with and quite honestly, the writing is rather dry. I could see utilizing this book as a reference for kids interes...more
Wow! What a treasure! We are studying the Middle Ages right now and this book has a number of legends from this time period, re-told for children. Each tale begins w/ an excerpt from the story in the language it was originally written (Ie., Old French, Old/Middle English, Latin, etc.), along side the same excerpt in modern English. AT the end of the book, there are notes about the story (when it was probably written, by whom, etc.), some info. about the development of the English language, info....more
Love the stories, but not especially impressed with the story telling. I hoped for more flair.
Robin Hood and His Merry Men, King Arthur (The Sword in Stone), Beowulf and Grendel, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Song of Roland, Finn MacCoul and more. I must say this one of my favorite compiling of Medieval Tales. The Illustrations are simply beautiful, yet match the feel of the medieval tales very well.
Book #64 read in 2006
I enjoyed this book. I liked the simplfied versions of some of the great classics in literature. I can see reading this to my students and having them understand and enjoy this as well.
I enjoyed this book. I liked the simplfied versions of some of the great classics in literature. I can see reading this to my students and having them understand and enjoy this as well.
We are reading some more in depth versions of these stories, so not sure if we will visit this book or not. It is nicely illustrated.
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