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| A visual story with illustrations by Gareth Hinds. hardcover |
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| A children's book by Eric A. Kimmel. pictures by Leonard Everett Fisher |
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| "Look into the flames and let your minds empty. . . . For this is a tale of blood and heat and ashes." It is a tale that has been retold countless times through the centuries — and here, in an enthralling edition illustrated by a noted Tolkien artist, the mighty Beowulf is well set to capture new legions of followers. This contemporary retelling of the ancient epic — narrated with a touch of banter by the faithful Wiglaf and featuring vividly dramatic illustrations — follows the mythic hero from his disarming of the gruesome Grendel to his sword battle with the monster’s sea hag mother to his final, fiery showdown with an avenging dragon. |
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| Award winning author and illustrator James Rumford forges his own account of the tale of Beowulf using only Anglo-Saxon words still present in our language. |
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| Long ago there was a Scandinavian warrior
who fought three evils so powerful they
could destroy whole kingdoms. Standing
head and shoulders above his comrades,
Beowulf single-handedly saves the land
of the Danes from a merciless ogre
named Grendel. by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman hardcover |
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| Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world's great epic poems. Set in the half-legenday, half-historical Scandinavian past, it tells the story of the hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the old Danish King by wrestling with the terrifying, demonic monster Grendel. |
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| The gripping adventures of the great warrior Beowulf spring to life in a masterfully retold version woven of simple prose that children will fully understand and delight in. |
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