Shakespeare's Tales Retold for Children: 16-Book Box Set
| AUTHOR | Rowland, Ceej; Newman, Sam; Newman, Samantha |
| PUBLISHER | Arcturus Editions (05/30/2023) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
This delightful 16-book box set brings the Bard's timeless tales to life for a younger generation, told with wit and panache.
Samantha Newman's cleverly reworked prose retains many of William Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessible to children. Young readers can follow Puck on his mischievous midsummer adventures, hear the prophecy of the witches in Macbeth and be swept away by the romance of Romeo and Juliet in this lively retelling, brought to life by delightful artwork. Contains:- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Romeo and Juliet
- King Lear
- Macbeth
- Hamlet
- The Winter's Tale
- The Tempest
- Othello
- Much Ago About Nothing
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love's Labour's Lost
- The Merchant of Venice
- As You Like It
- Twelfth Night
- All's Well That Ends Well
- Anthony and Cleopatra Perfect for children aged 6+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Young readers can discover best-loved works of classic literature with the Arcturus Retold Classics series. These illustrated, easy-to-read tales are presented in delightful box sets, perfect for any child's library.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781398815247
ISBN-10:
1398815241
Content Language:
English
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Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
5.34 x 3.75 x 8.07 inches
Weight:
2.87 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Classics
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see also headings under Family)
Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals
Grade Level:
2nd Grade
- 5th Grade
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This delightful 16-book box set brings the Bard's timeless tales to life for a younger generation, told with wit and panache.
Samantha Newman's cleverly reworked prose retains many of William Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessible to children. Young readers can follow Puck on his mischievous midsummer adventures, hear the prophecy of the witches in Macbeth and be swept away by the romance of Romeo and Juliet in this lively retelling, brought to life by delightful artwork. Contains:- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Romeo and Juliet
- King Lear
- Macbeth
- Hamlet
- The Winter's Tale
- The Tempest
- Othello
- Much Ago About Nothing
- The Comedy of Errors
- Love's Labour's Lost
- The Merchant of Venice
- As You Like It
- Twelfth Night
- All's Well That Ends Well
- Anthony and Cleopatra Perfect for children aged 6+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Young readers can discover best-loved works of classic literature with the Arcturus Retold Classics series. These illustrated, easy-to-read tales are presented in delightful box sets, perfect for any child's library.
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Author:
Newman, Sam
Sam Newman is a technologist at ThoughtWorks, where he currently splits his time between encouraging and sharing Innovation globally and helping design and build their internal systems. He has worked with a variety of companies in multiple domains around the world, often with one foot in the developer world, and another in the IT operations space. If you asked him what he does, he d say I work with people to build better software systems . He has written articles, presented at conferences, and sporadically commits to open source projects. He is currently writing a book, "Building Microservices", which should be available in the Autumn of this year from O'Reilly.
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