When I read the end of the last of the three tales/episodes (The Fire Dragon) to my daughter she said, “Mommy, I nearly cried at that last part. It is a whisper in the frailest sea-shell…’ That ocean thunders to her farthest shore, In your fame as a fighter? It is a triumph song I knew you as a child, and who has not exulted The language is lyrical and moving and great fun to read aloud.Īn example from the very beginning when Hrothgar greets Beowulf, who has traveled across the “whale-road” to help defend Hrothgar’s people from the monster Grendel: We have dispatched from our book depository items of good condition to over ten million satisfied customers worldwide. Simply Brit Shipped with Premium postal service within 24 hours from the UK with impressive delivery time. She read it on her own and then encouraged me to read it on my own (“Mommy, you should really read this story!”) and then aloud to her. The Road to Canterbury (New Windmills) by Mr Ian Serraillier. My daughter’s not much into battles and heroics (she prefers books about animals), but even she enjoyed this version of the Beowulf tales. The verse is powerful but accessible to children, and the illustrations really add to the atmosphere of the stories. This retelling of Beowulf was recommended in those materials, and I am so glad we picked it up.
My daughter and I recently began volume 2 of Susan Wise Bauer’s The Story of the World homeschool history curriculum. Beowulf the Warrior retold by Ian Serraillier (Illustrated by Severin)
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