A Viking Settler

by Giovanni Caselli

Book Overview

Observes a young Viking boy who lives on a farm in Denmark around 900 A.D. while his father sails on trading expeditions, until the entire family moves to a new settlement in England. Includes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872261042
• ISBN13: 9780872261044
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Peter Bedrick Books
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A good introduction for the younger reader

In this short work (25 pages not including the title page, etc.) we get a colorful peek into the life of the Scandinavians in the year AD 950. The book tells the story of Egil, a young lad growing up in the important trading town of Hedeby in Denmark. Each section is two (facing) pages long, complete with very large and colorful illustrations by Gino D'Achille. As the story unfolds, the reader learns about the Viking way of trading, traveling, government, and general life. This is a quite good introduction to life in Viking Scandinavia for the younger reader.