WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE AND THE GLOBE

With her characteristically sprightly words and pictures Aliki brings Shakespeare's life times and legacy to life in this highly acclaimed information-packed treasury that is truly for readers of all ages. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for childrenFrom Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare's celebrated works have touched people around the world. Aliki combines literature history biography archaeology and architecture in this richly detailed and meticulously researched introduction to Shakespeare's world-his life in Elizabethan times the theater world and the Globe for which he wrote his plays. Then she brings history full circle to the present-day reconstruction of the Globe theater. .