Classics in Graphics: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
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Classics in Graphics: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Classics in Graphics: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet like you've never seen it - or read it - before, in pitch-perfect graphic novel form
Classics in Graphics: Romeo and Juliet has been adapted by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, and brought to life through the visual talents of illustrator Wendy Tan Shiau Wei. The epic, tragic love story reads like your favourite film on the page - as Death stubbornly hovers over the heads of our star-crossed lovers.
Inclusion is at the heart of this series, flinging wide the doors of literature for everyone to enter and understand. Including dyslexia-friendly design on every page, and encouraging readers to see themselves in iconic roles - casting spells, falling in love and winning duels.
Each graphic novel includes pitch-perfect illustrations for presenting the tragic, the romantic, the comedic, the magical, as well as:
- snappy simplified text presenting Shakespeare's themes clearly
- introductory materials to help set the scene and context of each well-known story
- heaps of extra material at the back to keep the learning and fun going, including an exploration of themes in the play, the language, Shakespeare's inspirations, the publication and performance of the play in history, a time line of Shakespeare's life and works, and much more!
The graphic novel plays available in the series include:
- Macbeth
- The Tempest
- Hamlet
- Romeo and Juliet
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Much Ado About Nothing
Series: Classics in Graphics
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781445180076
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 April 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Franklin Watts Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Wendy Tan
- Illustrated by Wendy Tan
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 172.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 403g
Pages: 112
About the Author
Steve Barlow (Author)
As 50% of the Two Steves, Steve Barlow has written over 160 books with Steve Skidmore since their first appeared in 1988. Born in Crewe, he was educated at Crewe Grammar School, Warwick University and Nottingham University before a varied career in teaching, acting, stage management and puppetry. He worked in a village school in Botswana for four years before returning to the UK. The Two Steves have toured extensively in the UK and overseas, and to book festivals including Edinburgh and Hay. Their work for Hachette includes the popular I Hero choose-your-adventure books, and Classics in Graphics.Steve Skidmore (Author) Steve Skidmore writes with Steve Barlow as Britain's most popular comedy writing and performing double act for young people - The 2 Steves! Steve Skidmore is shorter than Steve Barlow and less hairy. He was born in Birstall near Leicester in England. He went to Nottingham University to read English, but spent most of his time playing sport and doing a variety of jobs including counting pastry pie lids. He trained as a teacher of Drama, English and Film, before teaming up with Steve Barlow as a full-time author. He lives in Leicester and is a great rugby fan (Come on you Tiiigeeers!).Wendy Tan (Illustrator) Wendy Tan is a Chinese-Malaysian artist, born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Drawing has always been her interest, but she only started to draw passionately during high school. Wendy then graduated from Saito College with a Diploma in Multimedia Design. Wendy's keen interest for storytelling began with film and animation during her time as a storyboard and visual development artist in the Malaysian animation industry. Wendy loves using illustration to tell stories, often using dramatic colour and light.Also by Steve Barlow
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