Bard of Avon How did a man from an unremarkable family create a legacy of plays that are performed today in every part of the world? "Bard of Avon"" presents ""a remarkably rounded picture of Shakespeare's life and the period in which he lived"" (""The Horn Book"", starred review). . "

 

There are 44 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Diane Stanley is the author and illustrator of more than fifty books for children, noted especially for her series of picture book biographies, including Shaka, King of the Zulus and Leonardo da Vinci . She has twice received both the Boston Globe/Hornbook Award and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Golden Kite Award. She was also the recipient of the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction for the body of her work. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Learn more at DianeStanleyBooks. com.