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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet


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No. of pages 80

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Great for age 3-18 years
This most famous of love stories is uniquely presented in picture book form for children. The tale is told scene by scene in a simple lively style, with dialogue reproducing Shakespeare's own words so that the most celebrated passages of the play are retained in their original form.

 

There are 80 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2004 by Walker Books Ltd .

Michael Rosen is a poet, writer and broadcaster, and held the post of Children's laureate from 2007-2009. Jane Ray is the Smarties-prize winning illustrator of over 30 books.

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.

This book features the following character:

Juliet

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