A Shakespeare Story: King Lear

Zusatztext One of a series of retellings for young children. Tony Ross's illustrations add greatly to children's appreciation and understanding. Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Perfect introductions to the stories of Shakespeare's classic stories, illustrated by Tony Ross. The books also contain notes on Shakespeare, the Globe and themes in the plays. Zusammenfassung Foolish and bad-tempered, King Lear divides the kingdom between his two wicked daughters, disowns his honest youngest daughter and banishes his friends. As the kingdom falls apart and Lear's humiliation turns him mad, will he finally realise what he has done? With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Chaos and Old Age in King Lear. The tales have been retold using accessible language and with the help of Tony Ross's engaging black-and-white illustrations, each play is vividly brought to life allowing these culturally enriching stories to be shared with as wide an audience as possible. Have you read all of The Shakespeare Stories books? Available in this series: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, and King Lear. ...

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Matthews, Tony Ross, William Shakespeare, William Matthews Shakespeare
• Assisted by: Tony Ross (Illustration), Ross Tony (Illustration)
• Publisher: Orchard Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 8
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.03.2010
• EAN: 9781408305034
• ISBN: 978-1-4083-0503-4
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 192 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Shakespeare Stories; Shakespeare Stories; A Shakespeare Story; A Shakespeare Story
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / General, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1, For primary education, Interest age: from c 6 years, School editions of Shakespeare