Short, Sharp Shakespeare Stories: Much Ado About Nothing Children's Book
Publisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Category: Shakespeare Plays, Children's Fiction, Classic Books for Children, Drama, Plays, English Literature
Age Group: 12-17
Book Format: Hardcover
2: Much Ado About Nothing
3: Much Ado About Nothing at a glance
4: The story of Much Ado About Nothing
5: Shakespeare and Much Ado About Nothing
6: Staging Much Ado About Nothing
7: Much Ado About Nothing: themes and symbols
8: Much Ado About "Noting"
9: The language of Much Ado About Nothing
10: What Much Ado About Nothing means today
11: Glossary
12: Much Ado About Nothing quiz
Short, Sharp Shakespeare Stories: Much Ado About Nothing
Author: Anna Claybourne Tom Morgan-JonesPublisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Category: Shakespeare Plays, Children's Fiction, Classic Books for Children, Drama, Plays, English Literature
Age Group: 12-17
Book Format: Hardcover
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps... Mistaken identities, deceipt, lovers' quarrels and a happy ending... discover the entertaining story at the heart of Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies. The age-appropriate text in Short, Sharp Shakespeare Stories: Much Ado About Nothing introduces readers to the play by re-telling the story in modern English. It's an ideal introduction to Shakespeare for children of 9 and above, and perfect for fans of the Tony Ross and Andrew Matthews series Shakespeare Stories. The book also contains information about the background to Much Ado About Nothing, its major themes, language, the Globe theatre, and Shakespeare's life during the time he was writing the play, so is a useful resource for project work, or for anyone studying the play itself. Gossip, and its role in society in 16th century England, is also examined. Anna Claybourne's concise, witty text really brings out the humour and the drama of the stories, rendering them as relevant today as they were in Shakespeare's time. Comparisons with themes in modern life: love, revenge, family relationships, political power struggles, etc., serve to reinforce this. The text is supported by Tom Morgan-Jones' fantastic artwork, giving the series real visual appeal. Short, Sharp Shakespeare Stories allow children today to be as enthralled by Shakespeare's tales as audiences were 400 years ago. Publishing to coincide with the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, they are an ideal resource for project work connected to this, or to Shakespeare Week 2015. Other titles in the series include Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Author Biography
Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.
Author Biography
Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.
Table Of Contents
1: Introducing Much Ado About Nothing2: Much Ado About Nothing
3: Much Ado About Nothing at a glance
4: The story of Much Ado About Nothing
5: Shakespeare and Much Ado About Nothing
6: Staging Much Ado About Nothing
7: Much Ado About Nothing: themes and symbols
8: Much Ado About "Noting"
9: The language of Much Ado About Nothing
10: What Much Ado About Nothing means today
11: Glossary
12: Much Ado About Nothing quiz
About Anna Claybourne
Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.- We ship across Australia, including major cities like: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle and the Gold Coast
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