Beowulf, a Hero's Tale Retold
- ISBN-10
- 061875637X
- ISBN-13
- 9780618756377
- Category
- Beowulf
- Pages
- 46
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- James Rumford
Description
A simplified and illustrated retelling of the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a dragon that threatened the kingdom.
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