Synopses & Reviews
The Dragon Slayers' Academy is back-and it's bigger and better than ever! The books have new covers and are now 112 pages long. Expanded from the old 96-page format, they now feature a fun Dragon Slayers' Academy Yearbook at the end of each story, with funny profiles of the faculty, the staff, and, especially, the students of D.S.A. All the things kids want to know about their favorite characters are revealed: their silly nicknames, inner secrets, wildest dreams, and lofty plans for the future!
The Dark Forest just doesn't seem like the best place for a class trip. But that's where Seetha the dragon hid her gold, so that's where Wiglaf and the other kids from D.S.A. have to go-even if it means entering the booby-trapped Cave of Doom!
Illustrated by Bill Basso.
Review
"Heres a young hero who could well be Harry Potters little brother."-
Mary Pope Osborne
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"An ingeniously integrated retelling of Gawain and the Green Knight and other episodes from the Arthurian canon. Worthy reading for all budding squires and damsels."and#8212;Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great
"Rejoice, fans of the Squireand#8217;s Tales, Morris is finally bringing his terrific recastings of Arthurian legend to a younger audience...More, please."and#8212;Kirkus, starred review
"The art catches the tone of the writing in the often-amusing ink drawings. A promising series debut for young readers."and#8212;Booklist
"The book's brevity and humor make it accessible to reluctant readers, and it is a fantastic read-aloud."and#8212;School Library Journal
"This trim novel, with simple vocabulary and brief, witty chapters, is an ideal fit for early readers...but fans of the legendary characters may find particular delight in this irreverent and unabashedly silly exploration of Arthur's court and his most influential knight."and#8212;The Bulletin
The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short
"...sure to please young readers enamored with medieval derring-do."and#8212;School Library Journal
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The Adventures of Sir Gawain The True "Broad humor, graced with lively language will have readers laughing along with this boisterous Arthurian adventure."and#8212;Yellow Brick Road
Synopsis
The Dark Forest just doesn't seem like the best place for a class trip. But that's where Seetha the dragon hid her gold, so that's where Wiglaf and the other kids from D.S.A. have to go-even if it means entering the booby-trapped Cave of Doom!
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Authurian tradition jousts on with the adventures of Sir Gawain in this hilarious third installment to the Knightsand#8217;s Talesand#160;chapter bookand#160;series.
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"Enhanced by Renier's lighthearted medieval scenes . . . Morris's yarn weaves clever turns, knightly violence and chivalric (i.e., human) values in action into an ingeniously integrated retelling of Gawain and the Green Knight."and#8212;Kirkus Reviews, starred review
In the third installment in the Knights' Tales series, Gerald Morris tells the laugh-out-loud taleand#160;ofand#160;King Arthur'sand#160;most celebrated knight, and nephew,and#160;Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.and#160;With lively illustrationsand#160;by Aaronand#160;Renier, Morris creates a captivating and comical medieval worldand#160;that teemsand#160;withand#160;humor andand#160;wonder.
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About the Author
When Gerald Morris was in fifth grade he loved Greek and Norse mythology and before long was retelling the stories to his younger sister and then to neighborhood kids. He began carrying a notebook in which he kept some of the details related to the different stories. The joy he found in retelling those myths continued when he discovered other stories. According to Gerald Morris, and#8220;I never lost my love of retelling the old stories. When I found Arthurian literature, years later, I knew at once that I wanted to retell those grand tales. So I pulled out my notebook . . . I retell the tales, peopling them with characters that I at least find easier to recognize, and let the magic of the Arthurian tradition go where it will.and#8221; Gerald Morris lives in Wausau, Wisconsin, with his wife and their three children. In addition to writing he serves as a minister in a church. Aaron Renierandnbsp;was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin, andandnbsp;attended artandnbsp;school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.andnbsp;He's drawn comics as far back as he can remember, and today he has found a very vibrant and supportive community of cartoonists in Chicago, where he currently resides.andnbsp;Renier is the recipient of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Talent Deserving Wider Recognition, and received a nomination for best Children's Album in 2005.
Table of Contents
Contents CHAPTER 1 Sir Gawain the Undefeated 1 CHAPTER 2 The Green Knight 11 CHAPTER 3 Spinagras the Dwarf 22 CHAPTER 4 Golograsand#8217;s Castle 35 CHAPTER 5 Sir Gologras the Unconquered 45 CHAPTER 6 A Fairly Useless Tournament 55 CHAPTER 7 Sir Gawain the Once Defeated 67 CHAPTER 8 Saying Goodbye 82 CHAPTER 9 Sir Bredbaddle the Huntsman 92 CHAPTER 10 Sir Gawain the True 105