Beowulf and the Dragon: An Anglo-Saxon Legend

by Tessa Potter

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. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575720175
• ISBN13: 9781575720173
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Age Range: 7 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 3

Customer Reviews

Retelling of a classic story in easy-to-understand language

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."