Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare

Informationen zum Autor Lesley dreamed of being a writer, but studied law as her mother insisted she had "something to fall back on". Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. Nowadays, she is often found recording books, too, in Usborne's very own recording studio. Klappentext 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.

Klappentext

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.

Zusammenfassung
Includes simple retellings of six of the plays and also provides useful background material about Shakespeare's life and the history of the time. The Guardian