Life as a Viking: An Interactive History Adventure

by Allison Lassieur

Overview

Viking warriors sailed their famous wooden ships throughout the world, leaving fear and destruction in their wake. Will you: Take part in the raid on Lindisfarne monastery? Invade England with the great Viking leader Halfdan Ragnarsson? Fight at the side of King Harald Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781429656399
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/07/2010
Series:	You Choose: Warriors Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	322,017
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	660L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Allison Lassieur has never had pop-star dreams, but she once sang in a choir that went on a multi-state tour on the way to Walt Disney World. Today she’s an award-winning author of more than 150 history and non-fiction books about everything from Ancient Rome to the International Space Station. Her books have received several Kirkus starred reviews and Booklist recommendations, and her historical novel Journey to a Promised Land was awarded the 2020 Kansas Library Association Notable Book Award, and Library of Congress Great Reads Book selection. Allison lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, a scruffy, loveable mutt named Jingle Jack, and more books than she can count.

Table of Contents

About Your Adventure 5

Chapter 1 Going Viking 7

Chapter 2 Raiding for Fame and Fortune 13

Chapter 3 The Great Army 37

Chapter 4 Last Glory of the Vikings 73

Chapter 5 The End of Viking Power 103

Timeline 106

Other Paths to Explore 108

Read More 109

Internet Sites 109

Glossary 110

Bibliography 111

Index 112