Beowulf - Softcover

"Asks to be placed immediately in the hands of every child...reads aloud resoundingly."--The School Librarian "The strong, alliterative prose has something of the same quality as the splendid Old English verse. A remarkable achievement."--Children's Books of the Year "Asks to be placed immediately in the hands of every child...reads aloud resoundingly."--The School Librarian "The strong, alliterative prose has something of the same quality as the splendid Old English verse. A remarkable achievement."--Children's Books of the Year "Asks to be placed immediately in the hands of every child...reads aloud resoundingly."--The School Librarian "The strong, alliterative prose has something of the same quality as the splendid Old English verse. A remarkable achievement."--Children's Books of the Year "Asks to be placed immediately in the hands of every child...reads aloud resoundingly."--The School Librarian "The strong, alliterative prose has something of the same quality as the splendid Old English verse. A remarkable achievement."--Children's Books of the Year

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. His name was Beowulf, and his story was written down in Anglo-Saxon in the eighth century. Kevin Crossley-Holland retells the story for children in strong, rhythmical prose, with striking illustrations by Charles Keeping. The paperback edition is now reissued with a new cover.