Michael Morpurgo retells the timeless stories of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in this compelling modern version. While the boy recovers, and his clothes dry, Arthur tells him his story, as well as those of Gawain, Percivale, Tristram and Iseult.

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The first church was developed on the site as early as the 6th Century - about the right era - and although it’s been destroyed and rebuilt numerous times since then, Arthur’s presence remains felt thanks to a plaque explaining the history of the church and its most famous intern. Here he can forget about the bullies at school, but when his secret place is discovered and the fox family decimated, Bill and the last fox cub run for their lives. We had just heard Meg Cabot's Avalon High on CD, so it was interesting for them to see a different version of the Arthurian legend. Following Geoffrey, many of these works do not expand upon Constantine's relation to Arthur, though others elaborate that he is Arthur's nephew.

Other sites in Southwestern Britain associated with figures named Constantine include the church of Milton Abbot, Devon; a chapel in nearby Dunterton, Devon; and a chapel in Illogan, Cornwall. Shocked by the plight of children in war torn Africa, Matt decides to abandon his family and university to go to Africa.

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I felt some of the backing cast who I won’t name were wrote inconstantly also in places and the setup while great did wander into information dumping way too much for my personal taste. However, since this is period fiction, it opens up a chance to speak with children about these issues. He has won numerous awards including those voted for by children themselves, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Children’s Book Award. The curse of the Saxons, he has strong links across the old 'culturally British' kingdom, from Scotland to Wales and Cornwall - via Cumbria. In addition to Gildas, Geoffrey evidently knew the Dumnonian genealogy essentially as it appears in Geraint and Enid and similar sources.All the favourites are there: Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion, in a tale that is wonderfully familiar, but full of surprises too! The way it tells the whole story but with a complete newness even though there isn't anything actually new.