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Arthur, High King of Britain

Suitable for 8 – 15 years

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An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from War Horse author and former Children’s Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.

Marooned on a sandbank, a boy faces certain death. With the sea closing in and the current about to drag him to a watery grave, his final wish is to see heaven. Waking in a strange bed, the boy meets an old man sitting by the fire with his dog. It is Arthur, the great warrior king of legend, and from his lips the boy hears of Camelot, chivalry, magic, evil and betrayal.

Arthur, High King of Britain is a gripping historical adventure from the master storyteller of An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Shadow, and An Elephant in the Garden. Michael Morpurgo has written more than forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781405239615

Publisher

Egmont Books Ltd

Date published

May 1st, 2008

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.2; Middle years; 9.0 points

Other details

  • 256 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Photo of Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”

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  1. A Parent
    on 15 May 2017

    Not Impressed

    My daughter has been given this book to read at school. She is 10. The repetitive use of the word 'bastard' whether in context or not is completely inappropriate and unnecessary. There are large proportion of children whose parents are unmarried these days!

    Scholastic: Please note that we advise that this book is suitable for ages 12-14 years, therefore would not advise that this book is suitable for your daughter's age.

    1 out of 5

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What kids think

  1. epic123
    on 27 October 2014

    EPIC!!!!

  2. AngelofDeath
    on 9 March 2014

    The classic story about King Arthur

  3. FallenAngel16
    on 20 October 2013

    A great book to lose yourself in, I can read it forever and add my own thoughts and backstories to it. It’s great for a quick getaway from the real world. Recommended. Four stars.

  4. Nashdasher
    on 9 March 2013

    Great book to learn about king Arthur and a good story.

  5. totalbookworm
    on 2 March 2013

    Really interesting book. I learnt a lot about the myth of King Arthur, something I really wanted to find out about after reading ‘framed’

  6. dashernasher
    on 4 March 2012

    This is such a good book on Arthur I think it was brillent.

  7. booksrcul
    on 29 January 2012

    A really good book! I never knew the true story of Arthur.

    5 out of 5

  8. emilythetiger
    on 10 July 2011

    it looks boyish on the front but when you read it it is good. and i do like michael morpurgo anyway.

  9. Icelollygirl77
    on 8 July 2011

    I got it

    5 out of 5

  10. Princess-Aysha
    on 3 March 2011

    Michael Morpurgo creates a new layer for the historic tale of King Arthur.

    5 out of 5

  11. gethi
    on 3 March 2011

    I loved this book. I love things to do with the roundtable. I really like Merlin!

    5 out of 5

  12. boffers
    on 31 August 2008

    Micheal Morpurgo is a realy good writer but this i did not realy like it

    2 out of 5