Tales of King Arthur

by James Riordan

Book Overview

Twelve of the best-known tales of King Arthur and his knights, retold from Malory's Morte d'Arthur and other medieval sources.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0528823833
• ISBN13: 9780528823831
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Rand McNally
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Highly Recommended

This is a book that I had as a kid and recently re-discovered. As a kid I liked it; as an adult I love it. It retells some of the best Arthurian stories with brevity, but without dumbing them down; it addresses the sex and the violence without going too far; it has been adapted for children without being condescending. Special praise must go to illustrator Victor Ambrus, whose art is realistic with touches of stylization (a bloody scene overlaid with a green wash, for instance). Nicely done.