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The Battle of the Viking Woman
Life in the monastery is simple for Edwin and Luke, two young boys whoare training to be monks. It seems that nothing will disrupt the peaceand order. Then news arrives that the Vikings have invaded, and they areforced to run for their lives. If the Vikings catch them, they will betaken away and become slaves. But with the elders in danger, will theyturn back to help them?A Viking story blending Norse mythology with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters.
- GenresFiction
64 pages, ebook
First published July 1, 2010
About the author
Terry Deary
577 books699 followersA former actor, theatre-director and drama teacher, Deary says he began writing when he was 29. Most famously, he is one of the authors of the Horrible Histories series of books popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and humorous pictures and among adults for getting children interested in history. Books in the series have been widely translated into other languages and imitated.
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
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June 15, 2022
This is a great book that is full of Saxon and Viking information. This story is all about monks and what happened when Viking invaders come for the monasteries, woven into the story is the Viking tale about Thor wrestling an old woman, and being defeated by her. It is a wise tale about bravery and courage. Also at the end of the story, there is a page that gives a little more historical background to the story.
The sentences and the pictures every 2-3 pages make this a very child-friendly book.
The sentences and the pictures every 2-3 pages make this a very child-friendly book.
April 17, 2015
Read this in mind to use with my Year 3 class (aged 7-8) for our Saxon and Viking topic.
This is a great book that is full of Saxon and Viking information. This story is all about monks and what happened when Viking invaders come for the monasteries, woven into the story is the Viking tale about Thor wrestling an old woman, and being defeated by her. It is a wise tale about bravery and courage. Also at the end of the story, there is a page that gives a little more historical background to the story.
The sentences and the pictures every 2-3 pages make this a very child-friendly book. I shall be using this book for Guided Reading, and I know my children will really enjoy this story!
This is a great book that is full of Saxon and Viking information. This story is all about monks and what happened when Viking invaders come for the monasteries, woven into the story is the Viking tale about Thor wrestling an old woman, and being defeated by her. It is a wise tale about bravery and courage. Also at the end of the story, there is a page that gives a little more historical background to the story.
The sentences and the pictures every 2-3 pages make this a very child-friendly book. I shall be using this book for Guided Reading, and I know my children will really enjoy this story!
August 7, 2015
My seven year old son Ezra and I have been reading this series of short chapter books, so bear that in mind with our review!
An interesting tale of the early days of the Viking raids on northern Briton. Again, Deary uses children as the central characters to give kids something of an idea about life in a very different time. We enjoyed it.
An interesting tale of the early days of the Viking raids on northern Briton. Again, Deary uses children as the central characters to give kids something of an idea about life in a very different time. We enjoyed it.
April 4, 2017
I was disappointed that this wasn't actually a true story of female Viking warriors, as they did exist.
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