Description
Ten of Shakespeare's greatest plays, retold for children by multi-award winning author Geraldine McCaughrean.
From love, jealousy, greed and betrayal to mad kings, magic and murder, Geraldine McCaughrean retells some of Shakespeare's best-known stories, including Romeo and Juliet, Henry the Fifth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth and The Tempest.
With easy to follow prose punctuated with well-known quotations and featuring a cast list for each play, this accessible collection will delight and entertain readers of all ages.
About the Author
Geraldine McCaughrean's novels and retellings for children have won her the CARNEGIE MEDAL, GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S FICTION AWARD, WHITBREAD AWARD and THE BEEFEATER AWARD. A prolific author who writes for all ages, she lives in Berkshire with her family.
Visit her website at www.geraldinemccaughrean.co.uk
Reviews
The contents are not only a pleasing translation, as it were, but written with the hallmarks of a craftsman: skilful simplicity and a well trained eye for the telling phrase. - Theatre Magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9781510101456
Author Geraldine McCaughrean
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Orion Children's Books
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Weight(grams) 157g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 20mm
