Beowulf and the Dragon (Myths and Legends) [Library Binding]

Tessa Potter (Author), Simon Noyes (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Myths and Legends

A brief retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of King Beowulf of Geatland to save his people from a terrible dragon.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 24 pages
• Publisher: Rigby Interactive Library (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575720175
• ISBN-13: 978-1575720173
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,650,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Retelling of a classic story in easy-to-understand language, November 9, 2005

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This review is from: Beowulf and the Dragon (Myths and Legends) (Library Binding)

The nice thing about this series of books (Beowulf and the Dragon An Anglo-Saxon Legend, The Bharunda Bird An East Indian Legend, Fire! An Aboriginal Myth, Kintu's Mistake An East African Myth, The Secret Name of Ra An Ancient Egyptian Myth, The Theft of Thor's Hammer A Viking Myth) is that they tell ancient stories in a way that is both interesting and understandable to prereaders and early readers. The illustrations are quite good also.

From the back cover: "Beowulf and the Dragon. Who will fight the dreadful dragon guarding his cave full of gold? Only the bravest of men will dare."

"In the Myths and Legends series, young readers meet gods and goddesses, heroes, and fabled characters from around the world. These legendary figures are introduced in memorable stories of courage and cunning, folly, triumph, and revenge."

3.0 out of 5 stars Children's, June 30, 2009

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Joseph Adams "brother" (Superior, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beowulf and the Dragon (Myths and Legends) (Library Binding)

This was written in England 1,200 yeasrs ago and takes place in Sweden. A dragon was in a cave for 300 years. A guy stole treasure from it so the dragon burnt the town. Beowulf the king had to kill the dragon. They did kill the dragon and Beowulf died.