This is the first version of El Cid for children, retold in a vivid and poetic style by the award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar--El Cid--lived a life of high adventure and romance. His exploits will stir the imagination of children everywhere.

 

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Oxford University Press .

Victor Ambrus is a well-known illustrator of over 300 children's picture books. Geraldine McCaughrean is the author of The Odyssey and other titles in the acclaimed Oxford Illustrated Classics series.