Spotlight on Plays (5) – The Billy-Goats Tough: No.5 - Softcover

O’Brien, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007153244 ISBN 13: 9780007153244

Publisher: Collins Educational, 2003

Synopsis

Find out how a female vampire, a hairy Troll having a bad hair day, a Super Billy-Goat who is a super pain, and a seriously weird commercial break, all find their way into this twist on a fairytale. 6 main parts for age 8 up. Pack of 6.

Spotlight on Plays is a series of play scripts for the literacy session, ideal for guided reading and group or class performance. Children are introduced to the key features of play scripts through original stories, traditional tales and adaptations of children’s literature. Spotlight on Plays provides an ideal springboard for children’s own work as playwrights. Age 7-9.The plays in the series are:
Age 7
· The Brementown Musicians
· The Hairy Toe
· Bendelomena
Age 8
· Short Pants
· Billy Goats Tough
· The Crazy Critters
Age 9
· Maui Tames the Sun
· The Princess and the Pea
· Michael Rosen’s ‘Kaleidoscope’

About this title

Synopsis:

This title is part of a series of nine plays for children aged seven to nine. It is intended for guided reading sessions and is in line with literacy guidance. Each play in the series provides: easy-to-read text; colour-coded character parts for easy recognition; stage directions to introduce children to the features of play scripts; illustrations that help to bring the play and its characters to life; and background information and ideas for reading or staging the play.

About the Author:

Tim O’Brien was born in Minnesota and graduated from Macalester College in St Paul. He established himself as one of the leading writers of his generation in 1973 when he published ‘If I Die In A Combat Zone’, the compelling account of his own tour of duty in Vietnam, and is widely regarded as the finest novelist the Vietnam War has produced.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins Educational
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0007153244
• ISBN 13: 9780007153244
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Mancini Robert