A Shakespeare Story: Macbeth
Shakespeare Stories for Children
$16.57
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2003
Summary
Out, damned spot! A brilliant retelling of this classic tale of witches, murder and madness.
With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Evil in Macbeth.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841213446 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841213446 |
| Author: | Andrew Matthews, Tony Ross |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orchard Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2003 |
| Weight: | 66g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 4mm |
| Series: | A Shakespeare Story |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A marvellous introduction of Shakespeare to 7 year olds.– Amazon Customer Review
“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
About The Author
Andrew Matthews
Andrew Matthews has written numerous books for children and teenagers, and is an internationally renowned author. He wrote King Arthur and Wolf Summer for the Orchard list, as well as a series of retellings of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales. Andrew has been short-listed twice for the Smarties Award. He lives in Berkshire.
Tony Ross is one of the most highly regarded children’s book creators/illustrators in Britain. For Orchard he illustrated the Greek and Roman Myths books in the Orchard Myths range, and the hilarious One and Only series by Laurence Anholt, as well as the poetry collection Balloon Lagoon. Tony lives in Wales.
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