Cornish Folk Tales for Children

by Mike O'Connor, Michelle O'Connor (Illustrator)

Overview

JOIN JAMIE, the son of a travelling droll teller, as he journeys across Cornwall, a land steeped in myth and legend. Along the way you will hear mysterious and exciting tales like what happened when Bodrugan took his soldiers to capture Richard Edgcumbe, why the ghost of Lady Emma was never seen again, what proper job King Arthur gave the Giant and how St Piran came to settle in Cornwall.These stories – specially chosen to be enjoyed by 7- to 11-year-old readers – sparkle with magic and explode with adventure. As old as the moors and as wild as the sea, they have been freshly re-told for today’s readers by storyteller Mike O’Connor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750984492
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	06/01/2018
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	7 - 11 Years

About the Author

MIKE O’CONNOR is a respected professional musician and storyteller who performs at folk, literary and storytelling festivals across the country. An adviser on the musical score and fiddle player for the BBC’s series of Poldark, Mike has been awarded the OBE and has been made a bard of Gorsedh of Kernow, which exists to maintain the national Celtic spirit of Cornwall through literature, art, music and history. He is the author of Cornish Folk Tales and has also produced many storytelling CDs. He lives in Wadebridge, Cornwall.