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Title: The Seeing Stone - Book One
ISBN: 0439263271
Author:
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Publicate Date: 2002-09-01
Publish: 2002-09-01
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: The Seeing Stone is Great
This book takes place in the years 1199 and 1200. Arthur de Caldicott is a young boy living with his sister Sian, Brothe Serle. and parents. He really wants to be a squire and his father won't tell him whether he will or not. Little does he know what exciting adventures lie adhead. This book is a series and the other books are named below. I highly recommend this book to people who like adventure and history.
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2: Reincarnated into the wrong age?
I think the book fails in getting people interested enough to buy the next
in the series. We aren't told if the main character is Norman or Saxon,
but he appears to be Norman. In this historical era there was still three
major cultural types not well blended in the region where the book takes place: Welsh/ Celtic, Saxon and Norman.
We get no idea of what language they are speaking except his aunt tells him to learn French
( at that period the Normans mostly did speak French).
The Arthurian legends are pretty much what is known or found in other sources,
but the "magic" of a volcanic glass looking glass is one of the central themes
and it just doesn't convince any more than the history does.
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3: The Seeing Stone
This book has an imaginative twist to the well-known, brow-beaten Arthur story. The typical Arthur-whiz might turn away in disgust from the novel, but that is not a result of poor writing. The story is magnificent, and while the imagination might turn some heads, chldren eagerly lap up the story of young Arther. This book is well researched, in its remarkable descriptions, and phenomenal attention to detail - without boring. The book works well for young teenagers; it isn't the usual junk book, but instead will captivate their young minds.
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4: Watch the age of the reader- not a read aloud
My son,8, received this book for Christmas. He loves knights, and I thought it would work as a read aloud with the age recommendation at 9-12. I strongly believe the age ranges suggested by the critics are much more accurate. I would say 12 is the minimum age to read this book- due to mature story lines like a man magically disguising himself as another man in order to be with that other man's wife, and they conceive a child... If it was a movie, it would be PG-13. This book also does not work well as a read aloud for any age, some books just aren't meant to be read aloud.
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5: Cornwall Central Middle School, NW, NY 6th Grader
Hi. I am a 6th grader. I am writing a review on Amizon.com about the book Arthur: The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland, one of the major legends of the world. I think the book was a very interesting book. I would give the book a 9 out of 10 because of the books interesting vocabulary and the imagination contained in it. The book starts with King Arthur when he was 13 and the adventures of hunting and yard-skills and whatever Arthur becomes and faces. The story starts in the Manor of Caldicot where Arthur lives. The book is a good book for ages around 7 or higher because of a little violence. I hope people will read this book because this book will open the readers mind into a powerful joyful imagination and they will visualize a wonderful world of fantasy and adventure. That is my review on my book.
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