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2nd October 2009ISBN
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Young Merlin
Tony Bradman
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Julia Eccleshare's comment:
Interest Age 9+ Reading Age 8+. Powerfully but simply written this is the dramatic story of the boyhood of the young Merlin. Even as a boy Merlin knows he is different: he has special magical powers. What he doesn’t know is they are going to put his life in great danger. Merlin must survive the rage of the king if he is to survive and fulfil his special destiny.
Tony Bradman cleverly shapes Merlin as both an up to date heroic figure and part of the mighty Arthurian legend. Perfect for readers of 9 or 10+ but who want a book that's shorter with less words on the page than your typical book for this age range.
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Synopsis
Young Merlin by Tony BradmanMerlin's known that he's different all his life. People avoid him in the street and snigger about his mum. Plus he keeps having these terrible nightmares. So when the King's men come to take him to court he's only a little surprised. But what lies ahead is beyond anything he could have imagined.
About The Author
Tony Bradman was born in 1954 (not during the Jurassic era, as his children have been known to claim). He went to school in London, and then Cambridge University. After university he worked in the music press, then became Deputy Editor of Parents magazine, and began reviewing children’s books. He had his first book for children published in 1985 and became a full-time author in 1987.
He is perhaps best known in the UK for his Dilly the Dinosaur stories. His books have sold more than two million copies worldwide and he has been published in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Japan amongst others.
Tony loves films and popular culture. He lives in Beckenham, Kent with his wife Sally and their three children Emma, Helen and Thomas and Rufus the cat.
TONY BRADMAN Q&A:
If you were a Viking warrior, what would your name be? And what about your battle cry?
I
love Viking warrior names – my favourites are Erik Bloodaxe, Ivar The
Boneless and of course, Harald Hardnut. I’d like my name to be exciting
too! But the Vikings had a great sense of humour, and I’m not very
tall, so I’d expect they would call me stumpy or something like that.
My battle cry would be easy – “Yaaaaaaagggghhh”
Which of the places in the book would you most like to visit: Russia, Norway or Constantinople? Why?
I’d
like to visit them all. Constantinople is now called Istanbul, and it’s
an ancient city full of interesting things. I studied Russian at school
and so I’d love to visit places like Novogorod and Kiev. And in fact,
I’ve just booked up to go to Oslo, capital of Norway – and the first
place I’ll visit is the Viking Ship Museum….
If you were a
Viking warrior, and could have any person from history/film/books in
your gang – who would you choose? And Why? What would the gang be
called?
I’d pick all the great Viking warriors – Harald
Hardnut, Erik Bloodaxe, the Godwin brothers Tostig and Harold, maybe
Thor the Norse God, Beowulf, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Boromir and
Faramir from Lord of the Rings and loads of others. What would we be
called? Why The Cool Vikings, of course!
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