More of Andrew Matthews' classic retellings of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, illustrated by the award-winning Tony Ross. This special anniversary edition contains A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, Hamlet and Henry V, reissued to celebrate 450 years since the Bard's birth. The easy-to-read writing style and fabulous illustrations bring the well-known characters and their stories gloriously to life. A fantastic introduction to Shakespeare for the younger reader.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Matthews
EAN: 9781408333846
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 240 g
HEIGHT: 196 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Hachette Children's Group
DATE PUBLISHED: 2014-04-03
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GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / General
WIDTH: 128 cm
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Book Themes:
For primary education, For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Interest age: from c 6 years, Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Educational: First / native language: School editions of literature texts
Andrew Matthews is a celebrated children's author, who has written over fifty books and has twice been nominated for the Smarties prize. Tony Ross was born in London and studied at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. He has worked as a cartoonist, a graphic designer, as the Art Director of an advertising agency, and as Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic. Tony is one of the most popular and successful children's illustrators of all time, best known for illustrating Horrid Henry and the works of David Walliams. Tony's books have been translated into 40 languages in over 100 countries. He lives in Macclesfield.
