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A Shakespeare Story: Romeo And Juliet

By Andrew Matthews
Series: A Shakespeare Story
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A Shakespeare Story: Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Matthews is a retelling of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, adapted for children. It follows the story of two young lovers from feuding families in Verona. As their romance blossoms, they must navigate obstacles and family tensions that threaten their happiness.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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If you love stories of star-crossed lovers and timeless tales with emotional twists, this retelling offers an engaging introduction to Shakespeare's classic. It’s perfect for young readers who enjoy adventurous romances and want to explore the dramatic world of Verona.

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A Shakespeare Story: Romeo And Juliet

But soft, what light through yonder window breaks It is the east, and Juliet is the sun... A beautiful retelling of Shakespeare's most famous love story. With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Love and Hate in Romeo and Juliet.

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This series gives young readers the chance to discover Shakespeare for themselves. The stories come originally from the highly successful gift collection The Orchard Book of Shakespeare Stories.

Also included are useful notes on the themes within the stories and a background to the Globe theatre. Andrew Matthews's vibrant and accessible retellings, coupled with expressive and funny illustrations by Tony Ross, provide an introduction to this important part of our cultural heritage in the most enjoyable way.

Perfect for school use as the National Curriculum specifies that two Shakespeare stories are studied as part of English Literary Heritage KS3 and 4. Also optional at KS2. The notes highlighting themes in the specific stories will help to focus discussions.

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A Shakespeare Story: Romeo And Juliet by Andrew Matthews is praised for being an excellent introduction to Shakespeare for young readers. The book captures the beauty and power of the original play, with text that reflects the rhythm of spoken language and is ideal for reading aloud. The retelling is noted for its distinctive style.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781841213361

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orchard Books

Illustration: B/W line

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Tony Ross
  • Illustrated by Tony Ross

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 65g

Pages: 64

Collections

Andrew Matthews Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Series: A Shakespeare Story Young Adult

About the Author

Andrew Matthews has written numerous books for children and teenagers, and is an internationally renowned author. He wrote King Arthur and Wolf Summer for the Orchard list, as well as a series of retellings of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. Andrew has been short-listed twice for the Smarties Award. He lives in Berkshire. Tony Ross is one of the most highly regarded children's book creators/illustrators in Britain. For Orchard he illustrated the Greek and Roman Myths books in the Orchard Myths range, and the hilarious One and Only series by Laurence Anholt, as well as the poetry collection Balloon Lagoon. Tony lives in Wales.

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