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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780061343902
ISBN: 0061343900
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: October 01, 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: October 02, 2007
Sales Rank: 495274
Studio: HarperCollins
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For a dozen years, the monster Grendel has haunted the Danish kingdom ruled over by Hrothgar. In the night, Grendel stalks the land, slaughtering all he meets. When food is scarce, he raids the king's high hall, devouring warriors and hauling others back to his dank home in the marshes. Word of the monster spreads far and wide, and from across the sea comes the warrior Beowulf to battle the monster and free the Danes from Grendel's reign of terror.
Written some fifteen hundred years ago, Beowulf is the first epic work in English and tells a tale of heroism in the face of a wild and unknowable evil. For this graphic novel version of the story, Stefan Petrucha has adapted the story for middle graders, bringing all the bravery and bloodshed to life in a form for fans of the Hollywood movie or of superheroes of any stripe. Beowulf was the first superhero; a long tradition starts with this poem.
Ages 8 – 12
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This is the epic tale of Beowulf, the world's first Superhero. The story was written over a thousand years ago, and is the world's first known English epic. What is different about this version of Beowulf is that this is a graphic novel version intended for young adult readers. The illustrations are fascinating, tell the story wonderfully, and manage to add a visual impact to the story that one would not get in just reading a regular Beowulf book. The images are also not overly graphic (very little ... Read More
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My school teaches an adapted version of Beowulf in 7th grade. My advanced students in ESOL often have to read the book with their regular English class. It is very difficult for them as they aren't fluent in English and difficult for me to explain. This graphic novel is good reading and can help me with the the other book. I was glad to find this and hope more graphic novels come out in this fashion. Thanks!
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A kid's graphic novel, it seems, with a bit of a simplified version of the Grendel story.
The art you could perhaps call somewhere between Miller and Oeming and Mignola, sort of darkly lit.
Beowulf himself looks quite a bit like how Oliver Queen is drawn, and when later on he is actually in green armor, it can be a little disconcerting.
However, the tale of Beowulf vs Grendel, then Grendel's mum, and the Dragon is not too bad at all, and older readers won't mind it ... Read More
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For those who haven't read the 3183 lines of the epic poem*, and are unlikely to do so in the near future (or before the end of time), here's a précis version of the classic tale - with pictures!
Retold by Stefan Petrucha for the 8 - 12 age group, this graphic novel captures the basic elements of the story, keeping it short and simple, yet age appropriately creepy and gory.
1. Grendel, descendant of Cain, really hates human beings having fun and praising God.
2. He becomes ... Read More
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Based on the classic story, this graphic novel tells the tale of Beowulf, an epic hero who bravely faces the most fearsome creatures.
In the kingdom of Hrothgar, men are being slaughtered by a godless creature. Grendel has proven that he cannot be defeated, even by the king's greatest warriors. He comes in the night and feeds on the men. After twelve years, Beowulf comes to the aid of Hrothgar. He defeats Grendel and earns himself fame. But his battle is far from over, for another monster has ... Read More
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