The story of Romeo and Juliet, whose forbidden love brings a tragic end, is beautifully retold by Martin Waddell with stunning colour and black and white illustrations by Alan Marks.
This book is part of a book series called Shakespeare Retold .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .
Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare. Alan Marks is widely published and has illustrated many books. He is also a 'Smarties Prize' prize winner.
This book contains the following story:
Romeo and Juliet
Two warring families in fair Verona - The Montagues and the Capulets - struggle to settle an age old feud. Meanwhile, Romeo, a Montague, meets the beautiful Juliet and they instantly fall deeply in love. All is not well, however, as she is a Capulet, and their families' rivalry threatens to tear their forbidden love apart.
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