The Shakespeare Timeline Wallbook - by Christopher Lloyd & Walton (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>Unfold the complete plays of Shakespeare--one theater, thirty-eight dramas! Developed in partnership with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The perfect Shakespeare home-learning resource for children aged 6 - 14<p></p><p></p>WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S plays are presented as never before, with all 38 masterpieces simultaneously performed in front of you on a 6-foot fold-out timeline set in the iconic Globe Theatre.</b><p></p><p></p>Spot the ghosts, hunt for the murderers, discover the poison, and revel in Elizabethan romance as each play unfolds. Concise plot summaries, key textual quotes, and carefully illustrated scenes help pinpoint the action.<p></p><p></p> Developed in partnership with the <i>Shakespeare Birthplace Trust</i>, the timeline also features essential moments in Shakespeare's life, providing a unique narrative context to the works of the world's favourite bard. These are written in the form of 40 newspaper articles in an easy-to-read chronicle, and feature important events such as the first sale of Shakespeare's works and the rebuilding of the Globe Theatre. Other features include a page of letters to the editor, a fifty-question quiz, and pocket magnifier to make it easy and fun to explore all the timeline's details. <p>This timeline is essential for all curious minds in a world where loving learning matters more than ever before. It is perfect for 6 - 14 year olds, but equally fascinating for drama lovers of any age! You can enjoy this timeline many ways: unfolding it on the floor, reading it like a book or detaching it to stick it to the wall.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>A <b>six-foot foldout illustrated timeline</b> that summarizes William Shakespeare's oeuvre in the tiniest possible print; fortunately, a <b>magnifying sheet</b> is included. The book is a facsimile of a newspaper covering all things Shakespeare: his death, famous performances, preservation of Shakespearean sites and materials, films, and historical references and analyses. Also offered are fun facts, sonnets, a quiz, and a faux newspaper classified section ... <b>students will pore over the graphic novel-like illustrations</b>. - <b><i>School Library Journal</b></i></p><p>"This foldout book expands to create a <b>six-foot-long removable timeline</b> of Shakespeare's life, featuring panels devoted to his plays. <b>Cartoon figures, drawn in a clear-line style</b>, appear in key dramatic scenes, accompanied by quotations and summaries that readers can examine through an included <b>magnification sheet</b> ... A selection of sonnets, letters to the editor from across the centuries, and a quiz round out this <b>engaging resource for readers just getting to know Shakespeare and his work</b>." - <b><i>Publishers Weekly</b></i></p><p>The thirty-eight plays of William Shakespeare that are featured in <i>The Shakespeare Timeline Wallbook</i> are presented as masterpieces simultaneously performed in front of children ages 6 to 14 on a <b>6-foot fold-out timeline set in the iconic Globe Theatre ... <b>Concise plot summaries, key textual quotes, and carefully illustrated scenes</b> help pinpoint the action ... <b>Developed in partnership with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, <i>The Shakespeare Timeline Wallbook</i> is unreservedly recommended</b>. - <b><i>Children's Bookwatch, Reviewer's Choice</b></i></p><br>
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