The Book Catalog
Language Arts
Shakespeare

Great Scenes from Shakespeare’s Plays   

John Green
Dover Publications; Paperback; 64 pp.

A collection of well-drawn illustrations to color, as an aid to learning more about Shakespeare’ s plays. Summaries of the plays, selections from the appropriate text, and captions accompany the illustrations.

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare   

Edith Nesbit
Yesterday’s Classics; Paperback; 180 pp.

This paperback reissue of the classic book by Edith Nesbit, retells twenty of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Nesbit was a British author who set herself the task of making Shakespeare’s somewhat complex language accessible to young children by telling the stories at the core of the plays. Her graceful, vivid retellings  are the perfect introduction to Shakespeare’s work. (See the companion Narration Notebook™ ebook.)

Julius Caesar   

William Shakespeare
Dover Publications; Paperback; 96 pp.

Evil plotting, ringing oratory and high tragedy, these are the basis for one of the all-time great plays.  Based on Plutarch’s account of the lives of Brutus, Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, with Shakespeare’s incomparable insight and dramatic power. Reprinted complete and unabridged, it includes explanatory footnotes. Grade Three introduces the work of Shakespeare, with Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, and then offers Julius Caesar in Term 3 and 4 as part of the study of Roman civilization.

Midsummer Night's Dream    

JWilliam Shakespeare
Dover Publications; Paperback; 80 pp.

A pair of noblewomen assume disguises & flee to the Forest of Arden, where they encounter a magical world of friendly outlaws & wise fools. Both a lighthearted comedy & a deeper exploration of social & literary issues; memorable cast of characters, incomparable poetry.

Midsummer Night's Dream Stained Glass Coloring Book    

John Green
Dover Paperback; Paperback; 16 pp.

Sixteen scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Your child will enjoy coloring and displaying these as you read together the tale of love and mistaken identity. Each picture has a brief explanation of the scene depicted.

As You Like It  

William Shakespeare
Dover Paperback; Paperback; 80 pp.

A pair of noblewomen assume disguises and flee to the Forest of Arden, where they encounter a magical world of friendly outlaws and wise fools. Both a lighthearted comedy and a deeper exploration of social and literary issues; memorable cast of characters, —incomparable poetry. Two copies of the play required for reading together.

The Merchant of Venice  

Shakespeare
Dover; Paperback; 96 pp.

A tragic-comic drama of love, wealth and justice revolves around a Venetian moneylender's bargain with a young merchant for "a pound of flesh." You will need 2 copies.