Shakespeare (Fandex Family Field Guides) [Paperback]

Dan Myerson (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Series: Fandex Family Field Guides

Fandex celebrates the plays, the plots, the poetry--and obsession, conspiracy, madness, sorcery, murder, yearning and bloodshed. A chronology from The First Part of Henry VI, with its detailed staging of warfare, to the sublime allegory of The Tempest, here is the hesitation of Hamlet. The absolute evil of Iago. Macbeth's ambition, Lear's blind pride, Falstaff's Mockery, Juliet's passion. Illustrated with a fascinating mix of historic paintings and photographs of actors in their definitive roles, SHAKESPEARE puts the Bard and his every play in the palm of your hand.

50 INDIVIDUALLY DIE-CUT CARDS

FULL COLOR THROUGHOUT

KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

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Book Description

Combining 50 individually die-cut cards with full-color illustrations, plus hundreds of intriguing facts, stories, statistics, and trivia, Fandex is the newest breakthrough in information-packed, family publishing.

The Bard is back in a big way, and Shakespeare helps us remember the things we may have forgotten and introduces us to new facets of Shakespeare that we may never have learned. With illustrations that mix photographs of actors who defined their roles--Kenneth Branagh as Henry V, Sir John Gielgud as Prospero--and historic paintings of characters, Shakespeare puts the author, his every play, his sonnets, and his world in the palm of the reader's hand.

From the Publisher

Knowledge at your Fingertips Combining 50 individually die-cut cards with full-color illustrations plus hundreds of intriguing facts, statistics, and trivia, each FANDEX FAMILY FIELD GUIDE is a hand-held deck of information. Also in the series: MYTHOLOGY, BIRDS, 50 STATES, CIVIL WAR, CATS, DOGS, PRESIDENTS, TREES, WILDFLOWERS, COMPOSERS, EXPLORERS, THE BODY, and MUMMIES.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 50 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; cards edition (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761117733
• ISBN-13: 978-0761117735
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 4.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,966,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gift for English Teacher, June 24, 2010

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This review is from: Shakespeare (Fandex Family Field Guides) (Paperback)

I bought this for my sister who just finished a Teacher Education Program. She will be teaching high school, and I thought this would be a fun gift for her program completion. We have other Fandexes and really enjoy them.