Sir Gadabout

Sir Gadabout

by Martyn Beardsley (Author), Martyn Beardsley (Author), Tony Ross (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Sir Gadabout is a walking disaster. Voted the "knight most likely to chop his own foot off in a fight", he shivers in his rusty armour when he has to face the brave Sir Lancelot in a joust. Sir Gads travels with his loyal squire Herbert to the wizard Merlin's cottage to get his ear stuck back in place after the joust, and survives an attack by Merlin's crazed guard turtle. Then, when Queen Guinevere is kidnapped, Sir Gads sets out to save the day! Join the loveable Sir Gadabout, loyal Herbert and Merlin's sarcastic cat, Sidney Smith, on a chaotic quest that will make every reader - child or adult - laugh out loud.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: 2
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Published: 18 Aug 2005

ISBN 10: 1858810558
ISBN 13: 9781858810553
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: 'Blackadder' for children. Great characters - a chaotic knight, a sarcastic ginger cat and a mad turtle - in a zany adventure in Camelot. Crazy adventures just right for HORRID HENRY readers to move on to. Line drawings by Tony Ross, illustrator of the HORRID HENRY books. Perfect for reading aloud or for beginner readers - boys and girls. CITV series - winner of Best Children's Programme in 2003 Indie Awards. 'A Dahlesque tale (with jokes for adults too)' Independent on Sunday on SIR GADABOUT The latest book in the series featuring one of the funniest characters on the list. Published to coincide with a major relaunch of the series. Brand new cover look.

Media Reviews
Ross's antic line art enhances the high-energy nuttiness of the text. Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
Martyn Beardsley has lived in Nottingham all his life. A civil servant for many years, he is now concentrating on his writing career. As well as being a children's author, one of his great passions is history. In 2002 he published a biography of Sir John Franklin, the Arctic explorer. A committed Buddhist, he is interested in reading, sport, keep-fit and yoga. Martyn Beardsley is married with one daughter and a mad dog. Tony Ross is one of the most popular and successful of all children's illustrators, with many picture books to his name as well as line drawings for many fiction titles. Tony Ross is one of the most popular and successful of all children's illustrators, with many picture books to his name. He has also produced line drawings for many fiction titles.