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A Midsummer Night's Dream : For Kids -Shakespeare Can Be Fun

A Midsummer Night's Dream : For Kids -Shakespeare Can Be Fun

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  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Library Binding: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Firefly Books (September 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1552091309
  • ISBN-13: 978-1552091302
  • Author: Lois Burdett
  • Condition: New

    Shakespeare is presented in a manner that is understandable to children without lessening the quality of the work.  An adaptation of the play retold in rhyming couplets. The  neatened-up drawings of the characters in various scenes are done in brightly colored markers on white backgrounds and retain many stylistic traits unique to young creators.

    Excerpt:

    "You've got to be kidding!" Helena cried,
    "I know, it's Hermia, you want for your bride."
    "Not a chance!" said Lysander, "It's you I love!
    Who will not change a raven for a dove?"
    "Give me a break!" Helena scoffed in dismay,
    "Do you think I was born yesterday?
    Your speech to me is like a thorn;
    How dare you treat me with such scorn!"
    Then she stomped off, in great disdain;
    Lysander followed with a loving refrain.

    Retail: $19.95