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Bug Club Independent Fiction Year 6 Red B William Shakespeare's King Lear


Bug Club

No. of pages 116

Published: 2013

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King Lear splits his kingdom between his daughters but when his favourite, Cordelia, is too honest with him she is banished. Her two sisters gain the kingdom and their greed leads to their destruction. Meanwhile the Earl of Gloucesters youngest son, Edmund, tricks his father into thinking his eldest son, Edgar, is trying to kill him, which leads ultimately to destruction. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 10-11 (Year 6) Book band: Red B Phonics phase: n/a

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Bug Club .

There are 116 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Pearson Education Limited .

Timothy Knapman has been writing for children for over ten years. From space to geography, his books have been translated into over 15 languages.

 

This book is in the following series:

Bug Club
Bug Club is a Pearson reading scheme aimed at reception children through to those in year 6. Each level is carefully graded and linked to the colour band reading structure. The scheme includes fiction and non-fiction books and eBooks. Each book has an accompanying guided reading card to help assess skills.

This book features the following characters:

John Shakespeare
This book features the character John Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor. He wrote plays, sonnets and verse and is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English Language. Son of a glove maker, he grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children, though one died very young. Shakespeare left Stratford to pursue theatre in London, where he acted at the Globe Theatre, wrote and was part owner of a playing company called 'The Lord Chamberlein's Men' (later 'The King's Men').

Anne Hathaway
This book features the character Anne Hathaway.

Mary Arden
This book features the character Mary Arden.