The Hand Of The Viking Warrior

Description

When the conquering Vikings settle in North America, they realise that their new home might not be as pleasant as they thought. The land is green and fertile but will they ever become friends with the natives, the fierce and war-like people they call Skraelings? Or will they be forced to return to Greenland? A Viking story blending Norse mythology with historical fact and Terry Deary's vividly imagined characters.

Promotion info

The next installment of Terry Deary's successful Tales for A&C Black, following Knights' Tales, Roman Tales, Greek Tales, Tudor Tales and Egyptian Tales A collectible four-book mini series Richly detailed black and white illustrations by Helen Flook support the text and add humour Norse mythology is a key topic at KS2

Author description

Terry Deary began his writing career with fiction for A&C Black. He is now author of over 200 fiction and non-fiction books, which have been published in 32 languages. His historical fiction for older children Tudor Terror has been praised as "a marvellous blend of fact and fiction" (School Librarian). His non-fiction has been consistently in the best-seller lists since 1994. His Horrible Histories celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2003, having sold 10 million copies worldwide and been adapted as television animations, theatre tours and museum exhibitions. Terry Deary was voted "Outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th Century" by Books for Keeps magazine.