Malachy Doyle

The Hound of Ulster (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A retelling of a traditional Irish folk tale. The king is on the way to
visiting Culain's house, when he sees a young boy, Setanta, playing
hurling very bravely, and asks him to join them later. However, as he
forgets to inform his host that he will have an extra visitor. Setanta
is attacked by Culain's guard dog - which he bravely fights and kills.
As Culain is so sad at the loss of his prized hound, Setanta offers to
guard the house and its grounds until a replacement is found. The king,
impressed by the boy's bravery and skill, gives him the name
Culchulainn, the Hound of Ulster.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472903945
• Artikelnr.: 39487267

Autorenporträt

MALACHY DOYLE worked in advertising and as a teacher for children with special educational needs before writing children's books. He is the author of more than seventy books for children.

Malachy Doyle lives in Ireland on a tiny island off the coast of Donegal, where he works full-time as a children's author. Malachy's picture book Owen and the Mountain was a runner-up for the Children's Book Award. Malachy also writes award-winning fiction, including Georgie and Who Is Jesse Flood? www.malachydoyle.com