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 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 for the VandA Museum, British Library and British Council. In 2013 she won the International Brothers Grimm Award for an outstanding body of research into children's literature. She is a trustee of Seven Stories, the National Centre for Childrens Books in Newcastle and was a founder-member of the UK Childrens Laureate.
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