A retelling in rhymed couplets of Shakespeare's comedy about the loves of the twins Viola and Sebastian is accompanied by illustrations created by second graders.[...]
For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has been introducing Shakespeare to primary school pupils. Working with her students, many as young as seven, she makes Shakespeare's plays come wonderfully alive for young eyes and ears. The texts are rewritten as simple rhyming verse and illustrated by her pupi[...]
For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has been introducing Shakespeare to primary school pupils. Working with her students, many as young as seven, she makes Shakespeare's plays come wonderfully alive for young eyes and ears. The texts are rewritten as simple rhyming verse and illustrated by her pupi[...]
A retelling in rhymed couplets of Shakespeare's play about an enchanted island is accompanied by illustrations created by the author's students[...]
Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing delights in the verbal sparring between reluctant lovers, Beatrice and Benedick who are happily brought together at the end of the play by the schemes of their friends. And, no story is complete without one evil character, Don John, who unsuccessfully tries to te[...]
Perhaps the best-known of Shakespeare's tragedies, Hamlet has all the ingredients for a gripping story: revenge and power, familial love and betrayal, dramatic sword fights, dark spooky scenes. Once again Lois Burdett has woven her own brand of magic by transforming Shakespeare's complex verse into [...]
A rhyming introduction to Shakespeare's life and work is accompanied by letters and diary entries written by children as if they were the playwright and his family, and children's illustrations of scenes fron his life[...]
An adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play by the author's second grade class