Bibliograph

The Barefoot book of knights, written by John Matthews ; illustrated by Giovanni Manna

Type

Label

The Barefoot book of knights, written by John Matthews ; illustrated by Giovanni Manna

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 80)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 9-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Barefoot book of knights

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

85450057

Responsibility statement

written by John Matthews ; illustrated by Giovanni Manna

Summary

A kindly armorer weaves tales of true chivalry from around the world so that a young page might learn and reach his ultimate goal of knighthood

Table Of Contents

The world of knights and chivalry -- Tom comes to the castle -- The Knight of the Kitchen (Britain) -- The Knight of the Swan (Germany) -- The three journeys of Ilya Murom (Russia) -- Perronik the Fool (Brittany) -- The tale of Gushtasp (Persia) -- Yogodayu and the army of bees (Japan) -- Sir Cliges and the cherry tree (France) -- Sources

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Knights

Classification