Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 16: Gawain and the Green Knight - Softcover

Reeve, Philip; Pearl Poet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198306113 ISBN 13: 9780198306115

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2016

Synopsis

One snowy Christmas, the mysterious Green Knight rides into King Arthur's court and issues a fearsome challenge. One year later, young Sir Gawain rides out to find him. Will Gawain be able to fulfil his quest and prove that he is worthy to sit at the table of King Arthur? Escape into an epic medieval adventure, adapted from the famous 14th century poem.
TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children's authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.
The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.
Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.

About this title

About the Author

Winner of the Carnegie Medal, 2008; winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, 2006; winner of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, 2002; winner of the Blue Peter 'Book of the Year' and 'Book I Couldn't Put Down', 2003; co-winner of the UKLA Book Award 2015. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, 2008; winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, 2006; winner of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, 2002; winner of the Blue Peter 'Book of the Year' and 'Book I Couldn't Put Down', 2003; co-winner of the UKLA Book Award 2015. Michael Morpurgo is one of the UK's most well-known and best-loved authors. A prolific writer, he has won numerous awards and was the Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005. His world-famous War Horse met with international acclaim and has been made into a stage play and a film. Kimberley Reynolds is Professor of Childrens Literature at Newcastle University. She has advised on and contributed to many children's literature broadcasts, programmes, films and other projects, including

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198306113
• ISBN 13: 9780198306115
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Reeve Philip
• Number of pages: 96