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Questing Knights of the Faerie Queen

Questing Knights of the Faerie Queen

by Geraldine Mc Caughrean (Author)

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    Hardcover 2004

    $17.44
Synopsis

Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queen was written in 1596 for Queen Elizabeth 1st. Award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean re-tells this famous romantic text in a gripping and accessible way. Lavishly designed and brilliantly illustrated by Jason Cockcroft, this is a perfect and a wonderful present.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 144
 Edition: 1st
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 18 Nov 2004
ISBN 10: 0340866217
ISBN 13: 9780340866214

Media Reviews
Lavishly illustrated by Jason Cockcroft, this classy retelling by Geraldine McCaughrean... will win new fans... * The Sunday Times *
...memorable reading... * The Irish Times *
This version will offer an adult and child several hours of memorable reading together on those frosty, winter days that lie ahead.
Author Bio
Geraldine McCaughrean is an established author for all age groups. Geraldine has been awarded many prizes for her writing, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award for A Little Lower than the Angels, the Library Association Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for a Pack of Lies. Geraldine has also published a number of retellings of traditional stories. She was awarded the Blue Peter Book Award for her retelling of 'A Pilgrim's Progress'. Geraldine lives in Berkshire and has a young daughter. Jason Cockcroft was joint winner of the Blue Blue Peter Book Award with Geraldine. He is a highly-acclaimed illustrator, shorlisted for the English 4-11 award for Billywise, and perhaps most recently known for his Harry Potter cover (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix). He lives in West Yorkshire.