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Canterbury Tales (Puffin Classics)
SKU
004040
ISBN
9780140380538
Grade 5-AD
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Description
This Puffin Classics edition retells Geoffrey Chaucer's original tales, but they have been adapted by Geraldine McCaughrean for younger readers. Unlike many adapted versions, this one has chapters and still retains the feel of the original stories, just with simpler language. Thirteen of the original tales are included: The Knight's Tale, The Miller's Tale, The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Reeve's Tale, The Scholar's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Pardoner's Tale, Sir Topas, The Franklin's Tale, The Magistrate's Tale, The Canon's Yeoman's Tale, The Friar's Tale, and The Merchant's Tale. This is a great retelling of a medieval classic. 114 pgs, pb.
Category Description for Canterbury Tales
This classic by Geoffrey Chaucer begins by giving details about a group of people who are journeying to Canterbury. All these different kinds of people share stories, and these tales are captured here to show readers how different people lived and thought in medieval England. A knight tells about courtly love, a cheerful wife shares an Arthurian legend, a dirty cook is full of impolite anecdotes, and a variety of other great and diverse tales are told. ~ Rachel
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
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| Grades: | 5-AD |
| Brand: | Puffin Books |
| Author: | retold by Gerladine McCaughrea |
| ISBN: | 9780140380538 |
| Length in Inches: | 7.5 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.25 |
| Ages: | 9 - 12 |
| Edition: | Abridged; Illustrated |
| Pages: | 128 |
| Publication Date: | 8/1/1997 |
| Retold by: | Geraldine McCaughrean |
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Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 28, 2016
My children and I love this book.
I read this book to my children last year when we were studying the medieval period. We all loved it. Some of the stories are very funny and it was a nice break from some of the more difficult books.
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A part of History Odyssey Circullum
Logos press 5th grade reading list
Read/taught in the past and thought it would be great for a group of 6th graders I am tutoring. Hope to use some of the individual tales to inspire them in their own story writing. I also thought it…
For literature class