battlemaiden Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Thanks. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 my 6yo and 10yo are enjoying a comic-book-type of version: by Paul Storrie and Ron Randall. I'm not a comic-kinda gal, but it does pull from a few of the usual versions [Raffel, Donaldson, Serrailler], glossary & pronunciation guide, index, further reading and websites, map, and an attempt at accurate Anglo-Saxon ilustration :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathie in VA Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Check out the Wishbone series. That's what I did and my 7 year old LOVED it! It's called Be A Wolf. Here's a link I just found that actually includes some of the text: http://www.wwwishbone.com/html/books/adven1Chap1.asp check your library. Mine actually has some of the books AND some of the videos. I let my ds watch one of the videos before giving him one of the books just so he would understand how it worked (going back and forth between real life and the dogs imagination in the book). hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Not sure yet . We are getting ready to read this story in our reading book in Calvert 4 . The book is called Mighty Men and you might be able to find someone who is selling it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELaurie Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 The Hero Beowulf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLJen Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 My kids, ages 9, 7, and 4 have enjoyed this immensely in the week or so that we've had it. Well-written and beautifully illustrated. http://www.amazon.com/Beowulf-Grendel-Michelle-L-Szobody/dp/0979718309/ref=pd_bbs_sr_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206415119&sr=8-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I have one that I type set. Download it here. It's only 13 pages and a good read aloud. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Theophan Academy Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Don't know how basic you want, but my son (8) loved the short version told in Favorite Medieval Tales - we got it from the library. That and there is a great coloring book out there with scenes and snippets that he enjoyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 http://www.amazon.com/Beowulf-Dover-Pictoral-Archive-Green/dp/0486456552/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206421047&sr=8-2 My 7 year old boys don't like coloring but they enjoyed reading this. We found various other simplified picture book versions of Beowulf at the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 This is a pretty new version for younger kids--6 and up maybe? My girls have enjoyed it (in fact, my mom bought a copy for the library with their names in it as a Christmas present). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in GA Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Seraillier's version is my favorite for the younger set. It really captures the mood of the original, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I’ve not read this one, but The Baldwin Project has an adaptation on their website. Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtmviolet Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Thanks. Jo Hwaet! (/hwat/: Hark! or Listen! or even Ahem!) Unless your "young crowd" is really young, don't be afraid of diving into this one; it really isn't that long. I started with the unabridged Frederick Rebsamen version when my oldest was in 2nd grade. It has a short introduction of the setting and characters and some explanatory comment interspersed in the poem. Since then, I've added Seamus Heaney's and R. M. Liuzza's versions. Mr. Heaney read most of his translation on the BBC and it is wonderful to listen to (note that it is generally listed as an "unabridged" recording, but his reading was actually moderately abridged). There are *tons* of Beowulf resources on the internet. I just noticed the Wiki entry which has a nice overview and some help with pronunciation (although I'm still searching for a one-to-one phonetic guide of all the names so that you wouldn't have to puzzle each one out). This poem is meant to be *heard*, so definitely read it aloud. Get into it, but don't get bogged down trying to understand everything that is going on. Enjoy it with root beer in the mead hall over several lunches! I posted on another group as to whether there is a list with the pronunciations for each of the names. According to the group's resident Beowulf scholar (he translated it for fun): Stanley Greenfield's "A Readable Beowulf: The Old English Epic Newly Translated" has a tolerably complete Glossary of Proper Names with indicated pronunciations (although Greenfield does indicate that in some cases he modernized the pronunciation for the modern ear). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I love this one, too! Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 And I also like this one! Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Eliana, Is the version you are recommending Ian Serraillier's Beowulf the Warrior from Living History Library, or Beowulf the Warrior A Tale of Monsters? Thanks, Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristavws Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Thank you for your reply. My 7-year old has expressed an interest in Beowulf, and I too prefer that an adaptation have some of the core flavor of the original. I am thinking about scheduling it as a read aloud for next year. Would this adaption be okay for a then 5-year old as well (I would not consider him a "sensitive" 5)? Thanks, Krista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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