Long ago a Scandinavian warrior fought three evils so powerful they threatened whole. Well known as one of the greatest heroic poems in Old English, Beowulf recounts the tales and adventures of the. Beowulf (9781844287543) by Michael Morpurgo,Michael Foreman. His titles for Walker Books include Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (9781406348880), Why the Animals Came to Town (9781406329957), Mia's Story (9781844282784), Say Hello (9781406307245) and A Child's Garden (9781406312072). author: Michael Morpurgo illustrator: Michael Foreman. He has won several major awards, including the Kate Greenaway Medal, most recently for War Boy.

Foreman is one of the world's leading illustrators. I really enjoy his writing, find him very natural. As always Morpurgo reels you in from the very first paragraph. Michael and his wife, Clare, founded the charity Farms for City Children and live in Winkleigh, Devon. First, we read Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo. His books are translated and read around the world and his hugely popular novel War Horse, already a critically acclaimed stage play, is now a successful feature film. Beowulf Teaching Resources - Michael Morpurgo Beowulf Teaching Resources Download the complete teaching resources pack now. In this retelling, British Childrens Laureate Michael Morpurgo breathes new vitality into the oldest English epic, originally written around 1000 A.D.

Biography: Michael Morpurgo was 2003-2005 Children's Laureate, has written over one hundred books and is the winner of many awards, including the Whitbread Children's Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize, the Blue Peter Award and the Red House Children's Book Award.