Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet - Hardcover

Rosen, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763622583 ISBN 13: 9780763622589

Publisher: Candlewick Pr, 2003

Synopsis

The classic love story is presented to young readers through a collection of its most celebrated passages in their original form, along with brilliant watercolor spreads, scene references, and a helpful glossary.

About this title

Review:

"The wedding of text and images makes this book suitable for spirited nine-year-olds, but older readers will share in their pleasure." The Times Educational Suppiement; "Excerpts from the play are cleverly entwined around Rosen's typically maverick narrative and Jane Ray's dramatic illustrations. A wonderful read that would be anexcellent aid for any child studying Shakespeare." Junior magazine"

About the Author:

Michael Rosen is an award-winning author and anthologist of books for young readers, including SHAKESPEARE: HIS WORK AND HIS WORLD. He says, "Reading a whole Shakespeare play can be a daunting prospect for many young people. We hit on the idea of using Shakespeare's words, edited down, with a linking script and illustrations."

Jane Ray is an internationally acclaimed illustrator of children's books. She says, "ROMEO AND JULIET is, of course, a story of contrasts — love and hate, youth and old age, life and death — all of which makes for some wonderful visual opportunities. Although it is fashionable to place Shakespearean drama in alternative historical settings, I was never tempted to move it from 16th-century Italy because of the wealth of sumptuous costumes and architecture available to draw from."

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0763622583
• ISBN 13: 9780763622589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Ray Jane