Did King Arthur Exist?

by Nick Hunter

Overview

King Arthur is a famous figure from the Dark Ages whose legend has stood the test of time. In this fascinating book, a mysterious figure called the Mystery Master sets you the challenge of investigating all the facts and myths behind the legend of King Arthur and encourages you to analyse the information that you have gathered. Once you have read the information in this book, you can figure out for yourselves: Did King Arthur really exist?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410981608
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	Nick Hunter's Top Secret! Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	990L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

Nick Hunter has written more than 30 books for young people. He has a degree in Modern History and specializes in writing about history and social studies. Nick enjoys all aspects of pop culture, particularly music from the 1950s to the present day. Before becoming an author, Nick worked in educational publishing for many years. He lives in Oxford, UK with his wife and two sons.

Table of Contents

Mission impobable — How to be a history detective — The legend of King Arthur — Once and future king — The evidence : birth of a legend — Geoffrey of Monmouth — The legend of the Holy Grail — On the trail of Arthur — Ancient sites — The discovery of Camelot? — Arthur's battles — What was Arthur like? — The mystery of Merlin — Inventing a myth — Glastonbury — A Scottish Arthur — Making sense of it all — Will we ever solve this mystery?

Interviews

combines an exciting hook that gets readers involved with features that develop understanding of non-fiction information and thinking skills