| William Shakespeare & the Globe Contributor(s): Aliki (Author), Aliki (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064437221 ISBN-13: 9780064437226 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: Using her characteristically thorough and animated words and pictures and quotations from Shakespeare's plays, Aliki has created a five-act masterpiece that is the definitive introduction to the playwright and his world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary - Juvenile Nonfiction | Drama |
| Dewey: 792.094 |
| LCCN: 98007903 |
| Lexile Measure: 850 |
| Series: Trophy Picture Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.8" W x 11.8" (0.50 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 25981 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With her characteristically sprightly words and pictures, Aliki brings Shakespeare's life, times, and legacy to life in this highly acclaimed information-packed treasury that is truly for readers of all ages. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children From Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's celebrated works have touched people around the world. Aliki combines literature, history, biography, archaeology, and architecture in this richly detailed and meticulously researched introduction to Shakespeare's world-his life in Elizabethan times, the theater world, and the Globe, for which he wrote his plays. Then she brings history full circle to the present-day reconstruction of the Globe theater. . |
Contributor Bio(s): Aliki: - With more than 60 fiction and nonfiction titles for children to her credit, Aliki has been delighting her many fans since her first book was published in 1960. Born in New Jersey, she now lives in New York City. Aliki's books for young readers include the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out titles Digging Up Dinosaurs, Fossils Tell of Long Ago, My Feet, and My Hands. Other nonfiction books by Aliki include How a Book Is Made, Mummies Made in Egypt, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Dinosaurs, My Visit to the Zoo, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and William Shakespeare & the Globe. |