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Saxon Tales: The Lord who Lost his Head Terry Deary

Saxon Tales: The Lord who Lost his Head By Terry Deary

Saxon Tales: The Lord who Lost his Head by Terry Deary


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Saxon Tales: The Lord who Lost his Head Summary

Saxon Tales: The Lord who Lost his Head by Terry Deary

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps ____________________ It's tough being a peasant in Saxon Britain. The taxes are too high, there are bandits everywhere, and rabbit porridge for dinner every night. Even worse, now the local thane, Lord Ethelbert, is plotting to take King Offa's throne, and the villagers are caught in the crossfire. Can clever young Marian keep the peace? More importantly, can she keep her head? Join master storyteller Terry Deary for a trip back in time to Saxon times and an exciting adventure. ____________________ 'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps

Saxon Tales: The Lord who Lost his Head Reviews

These stories are great fun but they also contain plenty of authenticity and Tambe's illustrations add to the period feel. * Parents in Touch *

About Terry Deary

Terry Deary began his writing career with fiction for A&C Black. He is now author of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 40 languages. His historical fiction for older children, Tudor Terror, has been praised as a marvellous blend of fact and fiction (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2008, having sold over 25 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television series, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.

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NGR9781472929242
9781472929242
1472929241
Saxon Tales: The Lord who Lost his Head by Terry Deary
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2017-06-01
64
N/A
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