Knights' Tales: The Knight of Sticks and Straw

From the best-selling author of Horrible Histories... Spain, 1099 Cristina is a serving girl at the palace of Valencia, and she has a reputation for being cowardly. El Cid, King Alfonso's greatest knight, is a master of terror. Tomorrow he marches on the blood thirsty Berbers at the city gates, and Cristina must lead him into battle under very strange circumstances. can she find the courage to take the reins and save the day?An unusual tale, based on a real medieval knight, this story is full of Terry Deary's dark humour and dry wit.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Terry Deary is the author of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 32 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as "a marvellous blend of fact and fiction" (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2008, having sold over 10 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted "Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century" by Books for Keeps magazine.Helen Flook was born in Wales, lived in Canada, and is now resident once again in Abergwyngregyn, Wales. She has illustrated hundreds of children's books both in the UK and North America, and tends to work with acrylic inks or pen and ink. Helen is A & C Black's resident illustrator for the Terry Deary's Tales books.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Terry Deary, Deary Terry
• Mitarbeit: Flook Helen (Illustration)
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: nicht benannt
• Erschienen: 08.02.2018
• EAN: 9781472942098
• ISBN: 978-1-4729-4209-8
• Seiten: 64
• Abmessung: 128 mm x 196 mm x 6 mm
• Serien: Terry Deary's Historical Tales; Knights' Tales
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher; Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 7 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Educational: History, For home learning / Self-study / autonomous learning, For educational curricula of the United Kingdom, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Castles and knights, كتب الصور القصصية;كتب الأطفال