Beowulf

By: Crossley-Holland, Kevin

This is the story of a young man who travelled far across the sea to fight two terrifying monsters-one who could rip a man apart and drink his blood, the other who lived like a sea-wolf at the bottom of a dark, blood-stained lake. The young hero's name was Beowulf, and his story, first written in Anglo-Saxon in the eighth century, has become one of the world's most famous epics. Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the story for children in quick-paced, rhythmical prose accompanied by Charles Keeping's striking illustrations. Together they bring to life the beauty and power of one of the first great English poems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192723693
• ISBN13: 9780192723697
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8