| The Canterbury Tales Contributor(s): Chaucer, Geoffrey (Author), McCaughrean, Geraldine (Retold by), Ambrus, Victor G. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0192741810 ISBN-13: 9780192741813 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95234683 |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.09" W x 11" (1.09 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: They set off on an April morning with the rain dripping from the branches. Priests, nuns, tradesmen, men from the city--all pilgrims on the road to Canterbury. To pass the long journey they told each other stories of magic and trickery, of animals with blazing eyes, of people with pants on fire, of love and death and the devil. Geraldine McCaughrean retells The Canterbury Tales for children in a lively and humorous style that captures the original flair of Chaucer himself. She introduces us to the characters who told these tales: the shy, battle-hardened Knight, the Summoner whose breath smells of onions, the Widow of Bath who likes a happy ending. The stories and characters are brought to life by the brush of Victor Ambrus, with pictures of wild chases, exciting battles, and the English countryside. |