Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times, 21 Activities (For Kids series)

Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times, 21 Activities (For Kids series)
by Colleen Aagesen, Margie Blumberg

Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times, 21 Activities (For Kids series)
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Author: Colleen Aagesen, Margie Blumberg
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-05-01
ISBN: 1556523475
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Chicago Review Press

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Book Review: Shakespeare for anyone and everyone
Summary: 5 Stars

Although this book is geared towards children, anyone can learn something new and interesting by reading this extremely informative and fun book. Not only can a younger reader learn to juggle like the queen's entertainers, but he or she can also learn how to write a sonnet or stage a sword fight. This book includes historical and political facts as well as what Shakespeare's life and the theater was like. Give this to any child and they will be quoting "A Midsummer Night's Dream", telling you about life in Stratford-upon-Avon and even staging their own productions!

Summary of Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times, 21 Activities (For Kids series)

Kids can experience William Shakespeare?s England and get their first taste of the Bard?s sublime craft with this lively biography and activity book. Staging swordplay, learning to juggle, and creating authentic costumes like a flamboyant shirt with slashed sleeves or a lady?s lace-trimmed glove bring the theater arts to life. Making a quill pen and using it to write a story, binding a simple book by hand, creating a fragrant pomander ball and a dish of stewed apples show what daily life was like in Elizabethan times. Inspired by scenes from Shakespeare?s plays, kids can invent new words, write songs, and devise scathing or comical insults just as he did. Fascinating and accurate historical information and 21 fun activities open a dramatic new world of learning for children ages 8 and up.

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