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Part fascinating history, part lively activity book, Shakespeare for Kids is the perfect introduction to appreciating and understanding William Shakespeare and his works.  Inspired by scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, elementary and middle school students can invent new words, compose sonnets or devise their own scathing or comical insults just as the Bard did.  Life in Elizabethan England is finely exemplified through activities such as making a quill pen and a fragrant pomander ball.  In addition, staging swordplay, learning to juggle and creating authentic costumes bring the theatre arts to life.  From Shakespeare’s birth and upbringing through his triumphant achievements in theatre and the literary world to his death, this book wonderfully illustrates his lasting legacy.  Filled with information and 21 activities, Shakespeare for Kids makes an introduction to Shakespeare’s works fun and accessible to even the youngest students.

(149 pages, 11 x 8½, paperback)