King Lear by William Shakespeare
$16.99 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children | Series: Shakespeare Collection S. | Reading Level: From 8 To 12
Making Shakespeare texts more accessible to a younger audience. King Lear sets his daughters a test to prove how much they love him. Goneril and Regan flatter the old man. Cordelia, his youngest daughter loves him too much to play the game and in a moment of anger, Lear banishes her.
The Shakespeare Collection: by Jan Dean
$16.95 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children
The collection aims to make the best of Shakespearean theatre accessible to a younger audience whilst providing great stories to read. There's trouble afoot in the court of Duke Frederick. Feuding brother Orlando falls in love with the Duke's niece Rosalind, but she must leave the court with her cousin ...Show more
The Shakespeare Collection: Richard III by William Shakespeare
$16.99 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children | Series: Shakespeare Collection S. | Reading Level: From 8 to 12
This is a retelling of Shakespeare's popular tragedy
Favourite Writers by Brian Moses
$16.95 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children | Reading Level: From 8 To 99
This title looks at some of our favourite writers and at what they have to say about their own books, what inspires them to write and what their own favourite books and poems are. The writers featured include: Terry Pratchett; J.K. Rowling; Philip Pullman; and Dick King-Smith.
A Greek Theatre by Peter Chrisp
$16.99 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children | Series: Look Inside S. | Reading Level: From 7 To 11
Describes the entertainments of the ancient Greeks through the objects found in a theatre. This book contains colour photographs, paintings and specially commissioned illustrations.
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales by William Shakespeare
$14.95 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children | Series: Egmont classics | Reading Level: 10+
How would you feel if your mother married your uncle?...or your girlfriend saw you flattened in a fight? Have you ever loved anyone so much you'd die for them? What if that person went mad?...or you discovered they'd killed someone? Ever felt like a real donkey? Shakespeare can make you become som ...Show more
World of Shakespeare by Anna Claybourne
$24.99 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children
Winner of the TES Information Book Award A colourful new edition of this fascinating introduction to Shakespeare's life, work and times. Readers can find out how Shakespeare lived, what tricks of the trade he used, and how his works have been performed, interpreted and adapted from his own lifetime up t ...Show more
Stories from Shakespeare by A. Claybourne
$20.00 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children
A re-telling of some of Shakespeare's best known plays, in story form Includes a synopsis, quotations and list of characters from every play alongside information about Shakespeare's work, life and poetry, to put the plays into context. Ages 10+
World of Shakespeare by Anna Claybourne
$24.95 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children | Series: Internet-linked S. | Reading Level: From 11 To 99
Shakespeare's enduring tales of love, jealousy, revenge, corruption, family feuds, ghosts, witches and murder are explored and explained in this book. It also describes how Shakespeare's works have been performed, interpreted and adapted from his lifetime right up to the present day.
Improve Your English by Jane Chisholm
$29.95 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children | Series: Usborne Test Yourself | Reading Level: 8+
In this text, emphasis has been given to tricky language problems that people often have trouble with. Puzzles and quizzes enable you to test yourself on what you have learned and check your progress. It should be a valuable resource for anyone trying to improve their English language skills.
Shakespeare's Globe (Pop-Up Play Theatre) by Toby Forward
$39.90 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children
A beautifully crafted paper theatre, and a wonderful introduction to Shakespeare. Welcome to Shakespeare's Globe - the greatest theatre in the world! Our leading actor, Richard Burbage, will be your guide. Find out how the theatre was built and peer backstage to where the actors prepare, then call Shake ...Show more
A Selection from the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer by Selina Hastings
$28.00 NZD
Category: English & Drama - children
A vivid and funny retelling of one of the great classics of English literature. Richly comic, earthy, colourful, The Canterbury Tales is the greatest narrative poem in the English language. This selection contains seven of the most popular of the tales retold in lively prose, making them accessible to t ...Show more