An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from Britain's best-loved childr
en's author, Michael Morpurgo. Marooned on a sandbank, a boy faces certain death
. With the sea closing in and the current about to drag him to a watery grave, h
is final wish is to see heaven.
Waking in a strange bed, the boy meets an old
man sitting by the fire with his dog. It is Arthur, the great warrior king of l
egend, and from his lips the boy hears of Camelot, chivalry, magic, evil and bet
rayal. Former Children's Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael
Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with
this Arthurian Legend.
