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OverviewThis atmospheric retelling of the powerful and action-packed tale of the star-crossed lovers captures the heightened emotion of Shakespeare's classic of English literature. Echoing the language of the original it makes an ideal introduction to the play for all readers new to Shakespeare. Newly illustrated with striking black-and-white illustrations, this retelling was previously published in the collections SHAKESPEARE'S STORIES: TRAGEDIES (UK sales of 10,000 copies) and SHAKESPEARE'S STORIES (UK sales of 35,000). Full Product DetailsAuthor: Beverley Birch , William ShakespearePublisher: Hachette Children's Group Imprint: Wayland Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.078kg ISBN: 9780750250375ISBN 10: 0750250372 Pages: 80 Publication Date: 09 August 2007 Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBeverley is author of more than 40 books from picture books and novels to science biographies. She was born in London, grew up in Kenya and came to Britain for the first time at the age of fifteen. She graduated from Cambridge with a degree in Economics and Sociology. After travelling in Africa, America, Europe and the Middle East, Beverley joined Penguin as an editor. Her first job was on Economics textbooks, but within a few weeks someone offered to let her work on children,s books. She jumped at the chance, and has never looked back. Now she combines writing and working as an editor here at Hodder. She has two daughters and is married to photographer Nick Birch. Her latest novel RIFT is published in October 2006. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |