An hilarious story, told in letter form, about King Alfred – he who burnt the cakes, and his battles with the Vikings. Berwin, son of Egfrith, writes to Wulfric, son of Elred using his miraculous new talent of reading and writing. Berry’s spellings leave a lot to be desired and in his hilarious letters he tells a tale of mixups and mayhem when King Alfred hides in his family’s cottage but is mistaken for a Dirty Dane – their word for the Vikings. A completely new perspective on why and how those cakes got burned! Fast and very, very funny from the prize-winning author of The Demon Headmaster and other books.
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An hilarious story, told in letter form, about King Alfred – he who burnt the cakes, and his battles with the Vikings.
30 b/w illus • By Gillian Cross – prize-winning author of The Demon Headmaster. • Author has won the Carnegie medal for Wolf, the Smarties prize for The Great Elephant Chase • Re-issue with new cover for Roaring Good Reads series • Humour and history – a successful combination • Vikings – major topic in schools • King Alfred’s burning of the cakes – a story that has stood the test of time! • Core ages 7 – 9, and particularly useful for older reluctant readers Competition: The Roman Beanfeast and author’s other young fiction for Puffin; John Farman’s History in a Hurry
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780007158423
Publisert
2004-02-02
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
75 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Gillian Cross has been a successful author for many years. She has won the Carnegie medal, for Wolf; the Smarties Prize and the Whitbread Children’s Novel award, for The Great Elephant Chase and her Demon Headmaster books have been made into successful television series. Gillian Cross is a great supporter of libaries and has served on several national committees and working parties in support of these institutions. She lives in Warwickshire with her husband and family.