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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Shakespeare Stories for Children (A Shakespeare Story)

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Shakespeare Stories for Children (A Shakespeare Story)

by Andrew Matthews (Author), Andrew Matthews (Author), William Shakespeare (Author), William Shakespeare (Author), Tony Ross (Illustrator)

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Synopsis

The course of true love never did run smooth...A magical retelling of Hermia, Helen, Demetrius and Lysander's classic story - and of the impish fairy Puck, who meddles in their tangled web of love with hilarious consequences...With notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, and Love and Magic in A Midsummer Night's Dream. 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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 64
 Edition: 1st. Paperback Edition
 Publisher: Orchard Books
Published: 28 Aug 2003
ISBN 10: 1841213322
ISBN 13: 9781841213323
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years
 Book Overview: This charming series gives young readers the chance to discover the magic of Shakespeare for themselves.

Media Reviews
An excellent introduction to Shakespeare for the junior reader. The School Librarian Andrew Matthews admirably conveys the beauty and power of the original plays. The text is full of the rhythms of spoken language and begs to be read aloud. Junior Education The retelling of the plays is done with great individual style. The Bookseller
Author Bio
Andrew Matthews is a celebrated children's author, who has written over fifty books and has twice been nominated for the Smarties prize. Tony Ross was born in London and studied at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. He has worked as a cartoonist, a graphic designer, as the Art Director of an advertising agency, and as Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic. Tony is one of the most popular and successful children's illustrators of all time, best known for illustrating Horrid Henry and the works of David Walliams. Tony's books have been translated into 40 languages in over 100 countries. He lives in Macclesfield.