Shakespeare and Macbeth |
Publication Information
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Author: Ross, Stewart |
Illustrator: Karpinski, Tony & Ambrus, Victor |
Title: Shakespeare and Macbeth |
Date: 1994 |
Publisher: Viking |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-670-85629-0 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
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Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
biography and autobiography, nonfiction, drama
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HSE Descriptor(s):
language arts - reading
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Summary: |
The reader learns about the writing and production of Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Sidebars contribute additional information to the narrative about the play as do a chronology of Shakespeare's life, one of his works, a description of the Globe Theater, and a summary of the play. |
Teaching Ideas: |
Teachers will want to use the book with passages from the play. The website below provides additional information and pictures. Students might have fun researching the bad luck that has followed the play. The movie "Shakespeare in Love" and other movies of Shakespeare's plays would provide lush visual backdrop for the book and the play.
Web site: shakespeare.eb.com/shakespeare/index2.html |
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