Shakespeare retold
By: as told by E. Nesbit ; with a foreword by John Lithgow ; biography and timeline by Mariah Fredericks ; illustrated by Antonio Javier Caparo
Contributors: Fredericks, Mariah; Caparó, Antonio Javier, ill
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
ISBN-13: 9780062404534
Subjects: Literature; Adaptations; Stories, plots
Description: A beautifully illustrated collection of prose retellings of seven Shakespeare plays will bring the Bard to life for young readers. Not only is this a beautiful keepsake edition, full of gorgeous illustrations by Antonio Javier Caparo, but the prose retellings by beloved classic children s book author E. Nesbit are an excellent tool to introduce children to the complex language of Shakespeare.
Notes: K123 Childrens Plus, Inc.
Table of contents: title: Romeo and Juliet; title: A midsummer night's dream; title: Twelfth night; title: Hamlet; title: Macbeth; title: The tempest; title: Much ado about nothing; title: Biography of William Shakespeare; title: Timeline; title: Recommended reading; title: Making Shakespeare fun for kids.