The Tempest for Kids - (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!) by Lois Burdett (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The Tempest" is an exciting tale of jealousy and betrayal, magic and romance, repentance and forgiveness, and has all the elements necessary to ignite a young child's imagination. By her use of rhyming couplets, Lois Burdett has once again succeeded in transforming Shakespeare's complex verse into a format readily understood by children. Full-color illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> <b>The Tempest</b> is an exciting tale of jealousy and betrayal, magic and romance, repentance and forgiveness, and has all the elements necessary to ignite a young child's imagination and creative energy. By her use of rhyming couplets, Lois Burdett has once again succeeded in transforming Shakespeare's complex verse into a format readily understood by children. </p><p> Children's enthusiasm toward Burdett's adapted Shakespeare is evident in the wonderful drawings and anecdotes created by her Grade 2 and 3 students at Hamlet Elementary School in Stratford, Ontario. Together with the five other books in the successful and beautifully produced <i>Shakespeare Can Be Fun!</i> series, <b>The Tempest</b> will delight teachers, parents and children. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Highly recommended. Contains quotes as well as classroom activities.-- (05/01/2015)<br><br>Many original phrases joyfully intact, in rhyming couplets that retain the exuberant language play of the original.--Vancouver Sun (03/04/2000)<br><br>The couplets present Shakespeare in shortened form ... in a highly accessible way.-- (06/12/1999)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p> <b>Lois Burdett</b> is in great demand throughout North America and Europe for her workshops where she instructs educators how to familiarize young children with Shakespeare. Among other commendations, Lois Burdett has received <i>Encyclopedia Britannica's National Award for Early Childhood Education</i>, Canada's <i>Meritorious Service Medal</i>, the Canadian Teachers' Federation's <i>Hilroy Fellowship</i>, and two writers' awards. Burdett's many speaking engagements have included the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Her books, magazine articles, presentations and media interviews are testimony to her strong influence in the education community, where she has also been instrumental in helping teachers to incorporate Shakespeare into early grade curricula. </p>
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