Beowulf :  an illustrated edition / 
translated by Seamus Heaney ; illustrations edited by John D. Niles. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  W. W. Norton,  c2008. 
 - xxvii, 260 p. :  ill. (some col.), geneal. tables ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-255). 
<br/><br/> Elem. School Library Collection.  Newbery Medal/Honor.  Wilson's Children.  Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008.  Booklist, February 2007.  Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2007.  Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000.  Horn Book, June 2007.  Kliatt Starred, November 2007.  Library Journal, December 2006.  School Library Journal, April 2007.  Wilson's Children, October 2006. 
<br/><br/> A verse translation of the classic Old English poem "Beowulf," in which a Norse hero saves Denmark's royal house from monsters, returns home to become his own people's greatest king, and then faces a murderous dragon to protect them.  Includes more than one hundred illustrations. 
<br/><br/> Young Adult  Follett Library Resources. 
<br/><br/> Newbery Medal/Honor, 1976. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0329850563 0393330109 (pbk.) 9780329850562 (Follett bdg.) 9780393330106 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007027523 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dragons--Poetry.<br/>Epic poetry, English (Old)<br/>Monsters--Poetry.<br/>Dragons--Poetry.<br/>Epic poetry.<br/>Monsters--Poetry.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Scandinavia--Poetry.<br/>Scandinavia--Poetry.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR1583  / .H434 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>829/.3