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Reviewed on October 1, 1996
Gr 2-5 Giblin retells a story from a late medieval Arthurian romance, Le Chevalier du Papegau. The young Arthur, newly crowned, sets sail with his knights in search of adventure. Their ship runs aground on an island inhabited only by a dwarf, his son, and a unicorn. Arthur listens to the dwarf's story of shipwreck and finds out how his baby son was nursed and nurtured by a unicorn until he grew into a giant. Belligerent and fiercel...Log In or Sign Up to Read More