Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times, 21 Activities Volume 4

Kids can experience William Shakespeare's England and get their first taste of the Bard's sublime craft with this lively biography and activity book. Staging swordplay, learning to juggle, and creating authentic costumes like a flamboyant shirt with slashed sleeves or a lady's lace-trimmed glove bring the theater arts to life. Making a quill pen and using it to write a story, binding a simple book by hand, creating a fragrant pomander ball and a dish of stewed apples show what daily life was like in Elizabethan times. Inspired by scenes from Shakespeare's plays, kids can invent new words, write songs, and devise scathing or comical insults just as he did. Fascinating and accurate historical information and 21 fun activities open a dramatic new world of learning for children ages 8 and up.

Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 05/01/1999
Pages: 160
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 8.40h x 10.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781556523472
Age: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2000 pg. 136

About the Author
Colleen Aagesen has taught Shakespeare in the classroom for 15 years. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Margie Blumberg is the author of Is There Life after Chocolate? She lives in Bethesda, Maryland.