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Beowulf

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By Michael Morpurgo
Publisher Candlewick Press
Beowulf
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The acclaimed author and illustrator of SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT return with an exhilarating edition of Britains oldest epic. Long ago there was a Scandinavian warrior who fought three evils so powerful they could destroy whole kingdoms. Standing head and shoulders above his comrades, Beowulf singlehandedly saves the land of the Danes from a merciless ogre named Grendel and then from his seahag mother. But it is his third terrible battle, with the deathdragon of the deep, in which he truly meets his match. Lovers of heroes, monsters, and the drama of battle will find this retelling as enthralling as it is tragic.

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16059 words16,059 words
96 pages96 pages
Lexile NC1180LLexile NC1180L
Grade 3 to 7Grade 3 to 7
Age 8-12Age 8-12
Published 2006Published 2006

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Hear it formidable Hear it resound Hear it portent Hear it unloose Hear it unbounded Hear it marbling Hear it heathen Hear it undaunted Hear it armless Hear it yearn Hear it unaided Hear it stanch Hear it finite Hear it exhort Hear it undying Hear it peaceable Hear it dissuade Hear it grisly Hear it luckless Hear it wrought Hear it fjord Hear it fickle Hear it lavish Hear it garb Hear it gluttonous Hear it peerless Hear it premonition Hear it tormentor Hear it thoughtless Hear it deliverance Hear it irrespective Hear it tortuous Hear it lifeblood Hear it perilous Hear it cheerless Hear it farmstead Hear it shirk Hear it grapple Hear it strident Hear it plight Hear it fiendish Hear it pyre Hear it rapturous Hear it woeful Hear it handpicked Hear it unhindered Hear it prowess Hear it bereaved Hear it callous Hear it wickedness Hear it loathsome Hear it flogging Hear it vengeful Hear it unscathed Hear it firmness Hear it feat Hear it bloodletting Hear it pitiless Hear it piteous Hear it appease Hear it marauding Hear it grievous Hear it hindrance Hear it merciless Hear it bier Hear it devilish Hear it brackish Hear it hearsay Hear it cavernous Hear it fen Hear it asunder Hear it traitorous Hear it gout Hear it befall Hear it slew Hear it wrongdoing Hear it resplendent Hear it headland Hear it reprieve Hear it slaughterhouse Hear it fraught Hear it sumptuous Hear it demonic Hear it tarnished Hear it steadfast Hear it larder Hear it scourge Hear it lute Hear it cacophony Hear it ancestral Hear it wield Hear it renowned Hear it sinew Hear it regal Hear it favorable Hear it onslaught Hear it impending Hear it ferocity Hear it grotesque Hear it ornate
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Book ISBN:

9780763632069

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