Georgia Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 My kids are 8 and 10 (almost 9 and 11)! I'm also open to audio recording favorites. Thanks in advance! Georgia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 We haven't read King Arthur yet, but my standard recommendation for Robin Hood is Howard Pyle's. We had an edition with illustrations by Don Irwin which had helpful sketches and definitions in the margins (of things we might not be familiar with given change of culture and passage of time). It was challenging even as a read aloud, but my ds LOVED it. He was 8 at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Readsalot Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 This was a great read aloud. Here is a link if you would like to check out the first chapter http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=mhRKsCUSMUMC&dq=robin+hood+mcspadden&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=eRVn-xjSPA&sig=yUytVcBTGFoaq7VnR5N3BDCKZw8#PPA2,M1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 We had an edition with illustrations by Don Irwin which had helpful sketches and definitions in the margins (of things we might not be familiar with given change of culture and passage of time).That the version I had when I was a kid! There was one for the Jungle Books too, and, I believe Around the World in 80 Days. Oh thank you, I had no idea how to find them. :) We've really enjoyed Rosemary Sutcliff's Arthur Trilogy: The Sword and the Circle, The Light Beyond the Forest, and The Road to Camlann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 That the version I had when I was a kid! There was one for the Jungle Books too, and, I believe Around the World in 80 Days. Oh thank you, I had no idea how to find them. :) We've really enjoyed Rosemary Sutcliff's Arthur Trilogy: The Sword and the Circle, The Light Beyond the Forest, and The Road to Camlann. I'm so glad you posted. I never thought of looking for other books illustrated by him! (duh!) I will have to go searching now!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in TN Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 If your kids aren't too old for picture books, we like the 4 book King Arthur series by Hudson Talbott. They are beautifully illustrated. My 11 yo still likes looking at his. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I'm so glad you posted. I never thought of looking for other books illustrated by him! (duh!) I will have to go searching now!!!Here's a set on Amazon. This is not complete, as I have verified that Around the World in 80 Days was indeed part of the series, as was Black Beauty. These are the books: Treasure Island 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Swiss Family Robinson Pinocchio The Jungle Books The Virginian Sherlock Holmes Robin Hood Arabian Nights The Heroes Call of the Wild Paul Bunyan My concern is physical quality. What's the condition of the pages in your version of Robin Hood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Here's a set on Amazon. This is not complete, as I have verified that Around the World in 80 Days was indeed part of the series, as was Black Beauty. These are the books: Treasure Island 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Swiss Family Robinson Pinocchio The Jungle Books The Virginian Sherlock Holmes Robin Hood Arabian Nights The Heroes Call of the Wild Paul Bunyan My concern is physical quality. What's the condition of the pages in your version of Robin Hood? The cover is sound. The pages are yellowed a bit, but not deteriorating at all. I am drooling over that set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 One set says it has 13 volumes and then adds that the first 12 are numbered and the extra 13th one is not numbered (The Prince and the Pauper). I also saw individual listings for: Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates Captain Courageous Kidnapped Black Beauty White Fang The Gold Bug and Other Tales (Poe) Around the World in 80 Days If they stopped numbering after 12, there's probably no way of knowing how many they made. I'm such a book-a-holic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 I had no idea that Sutcliff had written a King Arthur version! I'll check out all your recommendations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 We loved this King Arthur version: King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. Retold by Emma Gelders Sterne and Barbara Lindsay. Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELaurie Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 has audio book with stories of King Arthur and Robin Hood. My ds 6 asks to hear them over and over again. Here's a link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karensk Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 We haven't read King Arthur yet, but my standard recommendation for Robin Hood is Howard Pyle's. We had an edition with illustrations by Don Irwin which had helpful sketches and definitions in the margins (of things we might not be familiar with given change of culture and passage of time). It was challenging even as a read aloud, but my ds LOVED it. He was 8 at the time. That's good to hear! I recently bought The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle and was concerned that it would be too hard...too hard for me, that is. But maybe I could manage to do it as a read-aloud (instead of assigning it to ds11 and then having to read it on my own in order to discuss it -- usually I fall behind ds). We have a couple of other versions of Robin Hood: one by Neil Philip and another by Roger Lancelyn Green, neither of which I've read. The Pyle version looks the most interesting of the three. Our copy is illustrated by Pyle, published by Dover. It doesn't have definitions of words in the margin, but it does have in very small font, kind of in the margin, brief descriptions of what's going on...about 2 of these on every page. E.g., "Little John yieldeth himself to Arthur a Bland." I guess if you were trying to find a specific scene, these would be helpful. Having the definitions right there would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 If your kids aren't too old for picture books, we like the 4 book King Arthur series by Hudson Talbott. They are beautifully illustrated. My 11 yo still likes looking at his. Also, another nice picture book series is the one by Robert San Souci: Young Arthur, Young Lancelot, Young Guinevere, and Young Merlin. Howard Pyle's version of Robin Hood is great. Another version of King Arthur: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Hahaha. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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