Medieval Folk Tales for Children

by Dave Tonge

Overview

Come one, come all for a ride upon Dame Fortune’s wheel!Join many a medieval character as some ride high on good luck, while others fall foul of greed, jealousy and anger. For in this book, storyteller Dave Tonge has adapted traditional tales of proud princes, discontented doctors, mean merchants, covetous cooks, heroic hounds and many more besides. Mixing them with morsels of history, Medieval Folk Tales for Children will give young readers a fair and fine flavour of the ups and downs of life from 500 to 1,000 years ago.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750990943
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	02/03/2020
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	9 - 11 Years

About the Author

DAVE TONGE is a professional storyteller and historian who gives storytelling performances to children at schools, museums, heritage sites and storytelling festivals, where he focusses on historical stories from Medieval and Tudor folklore. He has also written tours on the medieval history of Norwich Castle Museum, the British Museum and the Ashmolean, and was recently commissioned to create a storytelling session based on the Bayeux Tapestry for families. He lives in Norwich.