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Taliesin: The Boy Wizard (White Wolves: Traditional Stories)

Taliesin: The Boy Wizard (White Wolves: Traditional Stories)

by Maggie Pearson (Author), David Wyatt (Illustrator), David Wyatt (Illustrator), Maggie Pearson (Author)

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    Paperback 2004

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Synopsis

Gwion drinks from the witch Cardiwen's magic cauldron of knowledge and is reborn as Taliesin: magician, poet, prophet, weathermonger and trickster. Adopted as a baby by Elphin, the unluckiest man in Wales, over the next twelve years Taliesin transforms Elphin's fortunes. The story as told in the Welsh Mabinogion is a succession of mediaeval folk tales which have collected around the figure of Taliesin, who was once as well-known as Merlin.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 96
 Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 20 Sep 2004
ISBN 10: 0713668431
ISBN 13: 9780713668438
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: A funny, exciting story full of suspense and intrigue, with huge appeal for anyone interested in wizardry, fantasy and myth. Taliesin is the original boy wizard! The last retelling of this story was as long ago as 1965 (by Robert Nye) Beautifully written, evocativre story with a vivid background from a writer who excels at historical fiction. Part of the specialliy-commissioned White Wolves fiction range for 7-11 year olds, written in consultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. Each year group will have three stand-alone titles and accompanying Teachers' Guides to support guided reading lessons in the classroom.

Author Bio
Maggie Pearson's first novel, Owl Light, was shortlisted for the WH Smith Mind-boggling Book Award, and her most recent, Shadow of the Beast, was longlisted for last year's Carnegie Medal. Her other books include the Flashbacks titles: A Slip in Time (Victorian) and The Eyes of Doctor Dee (Tudor).