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Robin of Sherwood
By Morpurgo, Michael & Foreman, Michael
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-15201-315-8
- Publisher
- San Diego : Harcourt Brace, 1996.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1997
Gr 4-8 The remarkable team that produced Arthur: High King of Britain (Harcourt, 1995) has taken on Robin Hood. Again, the catalyst is a modern 12-year-old boy. Finding Robin's skull in the heart of a storm-felled tree, the child faints and dreams of Robin, who, in turn, dreams of the boy. Using legend only as a frame, Morpurgo gives readers classic tragedy, complete with a seemingly invincible hero afflicted with hubris. When the sheriff's men capture and blind his father, Robin escapes to...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
