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"Hamlet" for Kids
Lois Burdett
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Description for "Hamlet" for Kids
Paperback. Perhaps the best-known of Shakespeare's tragedies, "Hamlet" is a gripping story of revenge and power, familial love and betrayal, and dramatic sword fights. Lois Burdett transforms the complex text into simple rhyming couplets which are accompanied by illustrations by her own pupils. Series: Shakespeare Can Be Fun! S. Num Pages: 64 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AH; YQE. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 234 x 197 x 4. Weight in Grams: 188.
Perhaps the best-known of Shakespeare's tragedies, Hamlet has all the ingredients for a gripping story: revenge and power, familial love and betrayal, dramatic sword fights, dark spooky scenes. Once again Lois Burdett has woven her own brand of magic by transforming Shakespeare's complex verse into simple rhyming couplets. She has created a version of Hamlet especially for children, even as young as seven, and one that readers of all ages will enjoy. The author's own pupils have created wonderful drawings of Hamlet to illustrate her fluid rhymes. Their artistic interpretations are vivid evidence of her clever ability to bring Shakespeare's ... Read more
Perhaps the best-known of Shakespeare's tragedies, Hamlet has all the ingredients for a gripping story: revenge and power, familial love and betrayal, dramatic sword fights, dark spooky scenes. Once again Lois Burdett has woven her own brand of magic by transforming Shakespeare's complex verse into simple rhyming couplets. She has created a version of Hamlet especially for children, even as young as seven, and one that readers of all ages will enjoy. The author's own pupils have created wonderful drawings of Hamlet to illustrate her fluid rhymes. Their artistic interpretations are vivid evidence of her clever ability to bring Shakespeare's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Firefly Books Ltd Canada
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
Shakespeare Can Be Fun! S.
Condition
New
Weight
185g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781552095300
SKU
V9781552095300
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Lois Burdett
Lois Burdett is in great demand throughout the world for her workshops where she instructs educators how to familiarize young children with Shakespeare. She has received Encyclopedia Britannica's Award for Early Childhood Education, Canada's Meritorious Service Medal, the Canadian Teachers' Federation's Hilroy Fellowship, and two writers' awards.
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