King Arthur's Very Great Grandson
Newcomer Kenneth Kraegel wryly draws from myth and legend to craft a daring and inventive tale to delight adventurers of all ages.Henry Alfred Grummorson is the great-great-great-great-great-greatgreat grandson of Arthur, King of Britain. On his sixth birthday, adorned with a helmet and sword,...
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Newcomer Kenneth Kraegel wryly draws from myth and legend to craft a daring and inventive tale to delight adventurers of all ages.Henry Alfred Grummorson is the great-great-great-great-great-greatgreat grandson of Arthur, King of Britain. On his sixth birthday, adorned with a helmet and sword, Henry goes in search of adventure. He challenges a fire-breathing dragon to a fight, but the dragon prefers a game of blowing smoke rings. A cyclops wants only to have a staring contest. Even the griffin will not engage in "a battle to the uttermost" of the type Henry desires. Desperate for a real battle, strength against strength, might against might, Henry seeks out the fearsome leviathan. Has he met his match at last — or might he find something he didn’t know he was looking for? Children bold and imaginative will relate to Henry’s quest — and smile at its unintended consequences.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780763653118 (076365311X)
Publish date: July 24th 2012
Publisher: Candlewick
Pages no: 34
Edition language: English
I also enjoyed this one a lot–King Arthur’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandson goes in search of a real fight on his sixth birthday. But all the creatures he encounters are friendly. Very fun.
A whimsical hero's quest by a valiant six year-old seeking adventure and finding not quite what he anticipated. Henry and his trusty steed, Knuckles, encounter Dragon, Cyclops, Griffin and Leviathan. Henry's exclamations are perfectly in character with the bravest knight, "READY YOURSELF! MONSTER! A...