Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare (Illustrated Story Collections)

Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare (Illustrated Story Collections)

by Anna Claybourne (Author), RosieDickins (Author), Lesley Sims (Author), Conrad Mason (Author), Louie Stowell (Author), Christa Unzner (Illustrator), JanaCosta (Illustrator), SerenaRiglietti (Illustrator)

Synopsis

This is 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. It is full of colourful illustrations from the Usborne Young Reading Programme. It contains the plays "A Midummer Night's Dream", "Hamlet", "Macbeth", "Romeo and Juliet", "The Tempest", and "Twelfth Night". It also includes a section at the back on the life and times of Shakespeare.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Published: 24 Sep 2010

ISBN 10: 1409522237
ISBN 13: 9781409522232
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years

Media 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