Collected Plays for Children

Informationen zum Autor Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain , was published in 1957 by Faber & Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry, Tales from Ovid and Birthday Letters . He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit. Quentin Blake is one of the best-known children's illustrators of the present day. His works include not only his own picture books but collaborations with other authors, and How Tom Beat Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen (winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award) was the first of a number of books by Russell Hoban for which he has provided the illustrations. Klappentext This volume contains six plays suitable for performance by children. Four were published under the title "The Coming of the Kings and Other Plays", and the other two are "Orpheus", previously only published in America, and "The Pig Organ" published for the first time. Zusammenfassung This volume contains six plays suitable for performance by children. Four were published under the title "The Coming of the Kings and Other Plays", and the other two are "Orpheus", previously only published in America, and "The Pig Organ" published for the first time.

Product details

• Authors: Ted Hughes, Hughes Ted
• Assisted by: Quentin Blake (Illustration)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2001
• EAN: 9780571209576
• ISBN: 978-0-571-20957-6
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Fiction > Poetry, drama; English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Performing Arts / Dance, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Interest age: from c 9 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Reading Age: From C 9 Years, Folklore; Storytelling, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Playscripts, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies