Arthur
the seeing stone
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
In late 12th century England, a 13 year-old boy named Arthur recounts how Merlin gives him a magical seeing stone which shows him images of the legendary King Arthur, whose life seems to have many parallels to his own.
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Magic, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Middle Ages, Identity, History, Children's fiction, Arthur, king, fiction, Great britain, fiction, Social life and customs, Manners and customs, England, fiction, Identity, fiction, Middle ages, fiction, Magic, fiction, Great britain, history, fiction, Social conditions, Roman pour la jeunesse, AventuresPeople
King Arthur, Arthur de Caldicot, Arthur KingPlaces
Great Britain, Wales, EnglandTimes
Richard I, 1189-1199, John, 1199-1216, 1199, 1066-1485Showing 6 featured editions. View all 29 editions?
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February 1, 2002, Hachette jeunesse
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2012007473 9782012007475
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"First published in 2000 by Orion Children's Books."
Suggested for grades 5 to 10.
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"TUMBER HILL! IT'S MY CLAMBER-AND-TUMBLE-and-beech-and-bramdle hill! Sometimes, when I'm standing on the top, I fill my lungs with air and I shout."
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In late twelfth-century England, a thirteen-year-old boy named Arthur recounts how Merlin gives him a magical seeing stone which shows him images of the legendary King Arthur, the events of whose life seem to have many parallels to his own.
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