Description
| Product ID: | 9781472942074 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Terry Deary's Historical Tales |
| Title: | Knights' Tales: The Knight of Silk and Steel |
| Authors: | Author: Terry Deary, Helen Flook |
| Page Count: | 64 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Educational: History, Educational: History, Designed / suitable for UK curricula & examinations, Designed for home learning |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A village in Germany, 1227. Sir Ulrich decides to show all the otherknights in the land that they should be fighting for love. He willchallenge any knight in the name of Venus, goddess of love. And he willfight them wearing a dress! From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named ''the outstanding children''s non-fiction author of the 20th century'' by Books For Keeps____________________Germany, 1227One night in a quiet German village, a stranger enters a local tavern. He is Sir Ulrich of Bavaria, a knight with a deadly sword, a noble steed… and a green silk dress. Sir Ulrich fights for Venus, the goddess of love, and dresses as a woman in her honour. He will give a gold ring to any man who dares fight him, but who will step up to such an unusual challenger?A strange and exciting tale, based on a real medieval knight, this story is full of Terry Deary''s dark humour and dry wit.____________________‘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 |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Education |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-02-08 |
