Shakespeare's Theater (Inside Story)

Shakespeare's Theater (Inside Story)
Jacqueline Morley (Author), John James (Illustrator)
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A guide to an important period in English history, this title uses cutaway illustrations to take a look at the different people involved in the theatre, providing a vivid and dramatic insight into life in Elizabethan England. Revealing the hazards of everyday life in the 16th century, such as fire and plague, this title is relevant to Key Stage 2 unit "Britain and the wider world in Tudor times", covering topics including "Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theatre" and "Everyday life in Tudor times".

• Rank: #449224 in Books
• Published on: 1994-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .44" h x 8.87" w x 11.34" l, 1.12 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

• Globe Theater
• hardcover library binding dust jacket

Four Fables of Aesop: The North Wind and the Sun, The Tortoise and the Hare, Belling the Cat, The Ants and the Grasshopper

Four Fables of Aesop: The North Wind and the Sun, The Tortoise and the Hare, Belling the Cat, The Ants and the Grasshopper
Marian Scadden (Author)

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This comical play starts with Anthula, a young Greek girl, who has just returned from the marketplace where she listened to a man named Aesop tell some interesting stories, mainly about animals. She’s not sure she understands the morals, so she tells the stories to the audience. The Sun is confident and laid-back compared to the blustery North Wind. Incredibly slow Tortoise is a pure gentleman who gets upset at Hare’s boasting. Leader Mouse plans and plots to get the mice into the kitchen for food but the plans tend to unravel. Sarge-Ant may be tough on the Prive-Ants but they all know it’s so the colony can survive the winter; and Grasshopper just wants to play. Characters can be costumed in replicas of ancient Greek chitons (tunics and cloth belts over shirts and shorts will do) or fitted with costume pieces that match their personalities. Written for children to perform, Four Fables of Aesop can also be performed for children by teens to adults.
RUNNING TIME: approx. 45 minutes (time can be shortened by doing fewer stories).
FLEXIBLE CAST: 7-25.

• Rank: #185617 in eBooks
• Published on: 2014-01-01
• Released on: 2014-01-01
• Format: Kindle eBook

Fables: including:The Grasshopper and the Ants, Armadillos in the Road, The Foolish Lion and the Clever Rabbit

Fables: including:The Grasshopper and the Ants, Armadillos in the Road, The Foolish Lion and the Clever Rabbit
Marian Scadden (Author)

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Three fables from around the world are retold in this play-Aesop's Grasshopper and the Ants; Armadillos in the Road, an original Texas fable; and The Foolish Lion and the Clever Rabbit (from India). In the Grasshopper and the Ants, the grasshopper only wants to play all summer long but the busy ants know they have to gather food for their colony. While the grasshopper tries to disrupt their work, the ants stay focused and the grasshopper, when winter comes, learns a lesson about work. The teacher armadillo and her young students are on a field trip, moseying along. No one's in a hurry as they explore their surroundings but when the teacher shows them the road, she turns downright mean. The young armadillos learn why (no armadillos are hurt in the making of this play). In the final tale, a lion is terrorizing everyone. He's killing the animals for fun now and not just food. The clever rabbit thinks up a plan which will save the rest of the wildlife.
RUNNING TIME: 30 min.
CAST: 4 m. 4 f. 9 either
FLEXIBLE CAST: 17+

• Rank: #253928 in eBooks
• Published on: 2014-01-16
• Released on: 2014-01-16
• Format: Kindle eBook

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oxford School Shakespeare)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oxford School Shakespeare)
William Shakespeare (Author), Roma Gill (Editor)
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The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the greatest playwright in the English language. This exclusive collection of the Bard's best works has been designed specifically for readers new to Shakespeare's rich literary legacy. Each play is presented complete and unabridged, in large print. Every book is well illustrated, and starts with a commentary and character summary. Scene synopses and character summaries clarify confusing plots, while incisive essays explore the historical context and Shakespeare's sources. Each book ends with a complete list of Shakespeare's plays and a brief chronology of the Bard's life. The detailed explanatory notes are written clearly and positioned right next to the text--no more squinting at microscopic footnotes or flipping pages back and forth in search of endnotes!
The new edition of the series features new covers and new illustrations, including both new drawings and photos from recent productions of Shakespeare's plays around the globe. In addition, the notes and the introductory material have been completely revised in line with new research and in order to make them clearer and more accessible. Finally, the entire text has been redesigned and reset to enhance readability. The new edition achieves the feat of unprecedented clarity of presentation without any cuts to the original text or the detailed explanations.

• Rank: #65002 in Books
• Published on: 2001-05-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Manga Shakespeare: Macbeth

Manga Shakespeare: Macbeth
Richard Appignanesi (Adapter), William Shakespeare (Author), Robert Deas (Illustrator)
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Praise for Manga Shakespeare

ALA Best Book for Young Adults

ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

 

“Reluctant readers who appreciate manga and who would not think of picking up the work of Shakespeare are sure to gravitate toward these titles. Even if the text puts them off, they will be drawn to the illustrations. These adaptations would make wonderful additions to any school or public library’s manga collection.” —VOYA

 

“Refreshingly clear, this adaptation is recommended for all libraries serving teens.” —Kirkus Reviews

 

“This fresh new way of looking at a classic will draw new readers to Shakespeare, hopefully to discover that his plays are really quite entertaining.” —YAbookscentral.com

 

Shakespeare’s most commonly studied plays, now the latest additions to the innovative Manga Shakespeare series

 

“Double double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble . . .” So say the eerie trio of witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a story full of ghosts, witches, bloody ambition, and nonstop action. After Macbeth hears the witches’ prophecy that he will be king, he will stop at nothing to make it so. Vividly adapted using Shakespeare’s own words in the fast-paced and immediate style of manga, Macbeth is the perfect addition to the Manga Shakespeare series—ideal for students and manga fans alike.

• Rank: #469441 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-01
• Format: Bargain Price
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Henry V: The Graphic Novel (American English, Original Text Edition)

Henry V: The Graphic Novel (American English, Original Text Edition)
John McDonald (Adapter), William Shakespeare (Author), Clive Bryant (Editor), Neill Cameron (Illustrator), Bambos (Illustrator), Jason Cardy (Illustrator), Kat Nicholson (Illustrator), Nigel Dobbyn (Illustrator), Keith Howell (Translator), Jo Wheeler (Designer)
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Shakespeare’s rousing tale of war and peace between England and France during the reign of Henry V springs to life in this unabridged, full-color graphic adaptation. Every scene, every speech, and every battle is here, from AOnce more unto the breach” to the decisive Battle of Agincourt, all in Shakespeare’s original language. The lively illustrations accurately depict the era’s costumes and settings.

• Rank: #378306 in Books
• Brand: Brand: Classical Comics
• Published on: 2008-11-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.37" h x 6.50" w x .39" l, .90 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

• Used Book in Good Condition

Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare

Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare
Diane Stanley (Author, Illustrator), Peter Vennema (Author)
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William Shakespeare was the son of a glovemaker, a small-town boy with a grammar school education. Yet he grew up to become the greatest English-speaking playwright in the world. Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare is both his story and that of a great art rediscovered in the modern world.

Drama had been forgotten since the days of ancient Greece, but it reemerged in Elizabethan London with the building of the first modern theater. Its impact can still be imagined today. There were the theaters, open to the weather and featuring neither sets nor curtains, but equipped with dramatic special effects. There were the companies of actors--the leading men, the comedians, the boys who played women's roles--and the playwrights who gave them all lines to say.

Best of all, there was William Shakespeare, who rubbed shoulders with noblemen and royalty as well as with the rowdy crowds at the foot of the stage. He was suspected of involvement in a treasonous rebellion, and his last play literally brought down the house when cannon effects set fire to the famous Globe theater and it burned to the ground.

Award-winning collaborators Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema have once again created a feast of words and pictures to celebrate the life of a remarkable person from the pages of history: William Shakespeare, a man for all time."

• Rank: #78560 in Books
• Published on: 1992-08-14
• Released on: 1992-08-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .43" h x 9.58" w x 11.33" l, 1.16 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

Shakespeare: His Work and His World

Shakespeare: His Work and His World
Michael Rosen (Author), Robert Ingpen (Illustrator)
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The Bard’s enduring genius is both explained and explored for young readers—a perfect companion for both students and teachers of Shakespeare.

Tongue-tied. Dull as dishwater. Without rhyme or reason. Leapfrog. Excellent. Gloomy. These words and phrases, so much a part of our daily language, were coined by William Shakespeare more than four hundred years ago. In what other ways has Shakespeare shaped and influenced our words and culture? Find out with Michael Rosen’s fascinating exploration of the enduring genius of the greatest playwright in the English language, SHAKESPEARE: HIS WORK AND HIS WORLD. Learn what theatre was like when Shakespeare created and acted in his plays. With dramatic illustrations by Robert Ingpen, the fluid text is sprinkled with Shakespearean quotations to re-create the Bard’s world of kings and queens, fairies and potions, and bloody beheadings. This sweeping account is a biography, a history, and a retelling of some of Shakespeare’s most famous plays—all in one approachable volume.

• Rank: #6457 in Books
• Published on: 2001-10-15
• Released on: 2001-10-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .78" h x 9.53" w x 11.60" l, 1.76 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 104 pages