William Shakespeare: His Life and Times
William Shakespeare: His Life and Times
Ages 9-12
Hardcover, 30 pages
12 x 10.2 x 0.8 inches
Templar Books (Candlewick)
ISBN: 978-0763647940
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I’d like to say a personal thank-you to the two English profs at Central Michigan University who created this wonderful book. Shakespeare fans and teachers everywhere will be delighted by the elaborate detail of this scrapbook created by Shakespeare for his daughter.
Foldouts, pop-ups and beautifully rendered facsimiles of Shakespeare’s world and time make this a book worthy of many hours poring over its treasures. Alongside the narrative and its ephemera are helpful sidebars providing factual background info in clear prose.
Highlights:
* The bard’s letter to daughter Judith introduces the book, enclosed in an envelope attached to the title page, accompanied by a Shakespearean language”cheat sheet”
* a foldout of the Globe Theater with notes on the parts of the stage
* a list of King James’ fears and superstitions
Teachers will appreciate this book as a classroom companion — a way to inspire young students to become absorbed in his life and times!
A virtual movie of William Shakespeare reading his Sonnet 106 “When in the chronicles of wasted time”:
