The adventures of Robin Hood / retold from the Howard Pyle original by John Burrows ; illustrated by Lucy Corvino.
Material type: TextSeries: Classic startsPublication details: New York : Sterling Pub., ©2005.Description: 149 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 140271257X
- 9781402712579
- Robin Hood (Legend)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | Classic Burrows | Available | 33111009279577 |
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He robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, and had escapades enough to please any adventure-loving child. Now even the youngest readers can have the chance to enter Sherwood Forest with Robins band of merry men, and meet such unforgettable characters as Friar Tuck, Little John, Allan-a-Dale, the nasty Sheriff of Nottingham, and wicked King John. Every moment of the story is filled with action and excitement.
pt. 1. Robin Hood meets his right-hand man. The shooting match in Nottingham town -- The rescue of Will Stutely -- Robin Hood plays butcher -- pt. 2. The Tanner of Blythe and Will Scarlet join the merry men. Little John battles the Tanner of Blythe -- The stranger in Scarlet -- Robin Hood's long-lost kinsman -- pt. 3. The woeful story of Allan a Dale. Robin Hood befriends Allan a Dale -- Allan a Dale's plight -- Robin Hood finds the Curtal Friar -- Robin Hood arranges the marriage of two lovers -- pt. 3. Robin Hood's royal revenge. Robin Hood aids a sorrowful knight -- The bishop "helps" Robin and Sir Richard -- Guy of Gisbourne meets his fate -- Robin "repays" the sheriff -- King Richard dines in Sherwood forest.
Recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor.
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 4.8 3 Quiz 105130 English fiction.