Shakespeare's Stories - Softcover

Birch, Beverley

3.7

20 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340970138 ISBN 13: 9780340970133

Publisher: Hodder Children's Books, 2008

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These wonderful plays are retold by Beverley Birch and complemented by stunning artwork from James Mayhew. This book makes a lovely present as well as being a wonderful collectable introduction to Shakespeare's work. The plays included are:

Romeo and Juliet

Macbeth

Twelfth Night

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Julius Caesar

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Review:

Lovely to read aloud with good illustrations (Angels & Urchins)

A lyrical re-telling of some of his greatest plays that captures all the magic of the original texts (Parents News)

'a lyrical retelling of some of his greatest plays that captures all the magic of the original texts but beautifully brings them alive for readers who are reluctant or intimidated - a perfect gift book. (Parents News)

Praise for Beverley Birch's Shakespeare Stories (1988):
'True to the power and poetry of the original plays, these dramatic retellings will help attract the reluctant and the intimidated to the pleasures of Shakespeare.'

(BOOKLIST)

Captures the power and humour of the original plays. (EDUCATIONAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY)

Superbly retold. (THE YOUNG READER)

Highly recommended. (THE BOOK REPORT)

Highly satisfactory means of introducing children to shakespeare ... tackles the central issues with great clarity and discretion. (LETTER TO SUNDAY TIMES)

I've always been opposed to condensation and simplification of great works of literature. As a remedial reading teacher, I refused to have my students use the versions of great books that were "written down" ... But here Birch has won me over completely. (KLIATT PAPERBACK GUIDE)

Beverley Birch evocatively retells ... in modern but elegant language, the stories allow the reader to grasp the complexity of Shakespeare's work in an understandable way (Derby evening telegraph)

Book Description:

A perfect giftbook containing five of Shakespeare's best-loved plays - Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar. Beautifully retold and stunningly illustrated.

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