Usborne Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare

Name: Usborne Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare
Brand: Usborne
Price: 32.75 AUD

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Hardcover | 1 October 2010

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Hardcover
416 Pages

Edition Type
New edition

Dimensions(cm)
4.4 x 20.2 x 15.3

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A wonderful collection of six retellings of William Shakespeare's best-loved plays -- a perfect mix of comedy, tragedy, magic and romance, retold for younger readers. Full of colourful illustrations from the Usborne Young Reading Programme.Age 7+
The stories of six of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, beautifully retold and illustrated for children growing in reading confidence. Includes Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest as well as a short biography of the bard himself. Each story is introduced with a summary and pictures of the characters. With internet links to websites where children can listen to extracts from the plays and find out more about William Shakespeare.

Chapters in this book include:
- Twelfth Night
- Romeo and Juliet
- The Tempest
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Macbeth
- Hamlet
- The Life and Times of William Shakespeare

Industry Reviews

'A great book for every child's collection' - Parents in Touch; 'A sumptuous publication, illustrated in full colour on every page, with pictures of the characters set at the beginning of each story. The prose is accessible, and the stories race along' - Guardian Children's Books; 'With their usual creative flair and beautiful pictures, Usborne have recently published Illustrated Shakespeare which includes retellings of Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and the Tempest as well as a short biography of the Bard himself - the perfect way to open up Key Stage 2 children to his wonderful plays' - Family Interest

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