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Shakespeare's Storybook


Classics

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No. of pages 120

Published: 2011

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Great for age 9-13 years

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Shakespeare's Storybook Presents Shakespeare to younger children. This book, written by a professional storyteller, brings together the traditional folk stories, ballads and fairy tales of Shakespeare's masterpieces.

 

This book is part of a book series called Classics .

There are 120 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Barefoot Books Ltd .

James Mayhew is an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books. Patrick Ryan has worked as a teacher and professional storyteller for over twenty years. Now based in London, he regularly tours Britain, Europe and the US performing, lecturing and conducting a variety of workshops. Patrick has written for the BBC and has also actively participated in several major storytelling projects, among them 'Living Stories of the World', a multi-cultural workshop for primary children in inner and outer London. James Mayhew graduated from Maidstone College of Art with a first class honours degree in illustration. He has created many acclaimed picture books for children, and in 1994 received the New York Times award for one of the year's ten best-illustrated books with The Boy and the Cloth of Dreams. This is James' second title for Barefoot Books, joining The Barefoot Book of Stories from the Opera (1999).

This book is in the following series:

Classics
This Classics series provides an accessible route into our rich literary heritage. It showcases powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time - Oliver Twist,Black Beauty,Macbeth,Wuthering Heights adapted by top children's authorsto ensure the stories are accessible to younger readers. The books fall within book bands dark blue and dark red.

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