A Shakespeare Story: Henry V
Shakespeare Stories for Children
$12.54
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2003
Summary
A thrilling retelling of this fantastic historical play.
With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Patriotism in Henry V.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841213422 |
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| ISBN-10: | 184121342X |
| 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: | 14mm x 128mm x 196mm |
| Series: | A Shakespeare Story |
| Audience Age: | 6-8 |
Critics Review
Matthew’s vibrant and accessible retelling, coupled with expressive and funny illustrations by Tony Ross, provides a perfect introduction to this story from Shakespeare
“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
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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