num_pages: 48
description: With her characteristically sprightly words and pictures, Aliki brings Shakespeare's life, times, and legacy to life in this highly acclaimed information-packed treasury that is truly for readers of all ages.  This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children From Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer Night's Dream , Shakespeare's celebrated works have touched people around the world. Aliki combines literature, history, biography, archaeology, and architecture in this richly detailed and meticulously researched introduction to Shakespeare's world-his life in Elizabethan times, the theater world, and the Globe, for which he wrote his plays. Then she brings history full circle to the present-day reconstruction of the Globe theater.  .
language: English
title: William Shakespeare & the Globe
titlecomplete: William Shakespeare & the Globe
genres: British Literature, Historical, History, Childrens, Picture Books, Biography Memoir, Middle Grade, Biography, Nonfiction, Medieval
ratings_count: 327
publisher: HarperCollins