A Shakespeare Story: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare Stories for Children
$10.00
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2002
Summary
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.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841213323 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841213322 |
| Author: | Andrew Matthews, Tony Ross |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orchard Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2002 |
| Weight: | 65g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 128mm x 14mm |
| 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, 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. He illustrated the Greek and Roman Myths books and the hilarious One and Only series, as well as the poetry collection Balloon Lagoon. Tony lives in Wales.
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