Andrew Matthews brings another historical tale to life for young readers. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Villainy in Richard III. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience as possible.
Have you read all of The Shakespeare Stories books? Available in this series: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, and King Lear.
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
ISBN: 9781846161858
Number of pages: 64
Weight: 66 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 8 mm
An excellent introduction to Shakespeare for the junior reader. - The School Librarian
I bought this for my grandchildren (10 and 11) prior to taking them to see the play at Stratford. It was very helpful to them (alongside with Horrible Histories!) to have some background on the main characters.
Surprisingly accurate, word-for-word (as per the nature of Shakespeare. Would highly recommend!
If only Shakespeare had written more Mangas instead of wasting his time on plays. I liked this much better than the Mangas I've read in the past. Better than Naruto, Attack on Titan, Uzumaki... It's actually... More
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