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The Tempest : For Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun series)

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What a great way to introduce children to classic literature and universal themes! My 1st-3rd graders are entranced by The Tempest. They love the way it rhymes and the complicated plot. They have seen parallels between this story and The Hobbit. Immediately, they compared Caliban to Gollum and remembered how Gandalf threw his voice to cause the fight among the trolls much the same way Ariel did. I really recommend this series to teachers and parents alike. The Tempest in particular is great if you are studying Jamestown as it is believed that Shakespeare was inspired by newspaper accounts of a ship (bound for Jamestown) that got lost at sea due to a great storm. It landed on a tropical island where the crew and passengers were stranded for a few months. I most definitely will buy more books from this series (or my students might revolt).

Really a very nice read and age appropriate. It's a great way for your children to learn Shakespeare's Tempest so when they hear the actual version, they do not struggle with the language to get the story.

I love the idea, but this is poorly executed. Read some of the excerpts online. Instead of rendering a story kids could enjoy, the focus is on rhyming, so what you get is third-rate poetry that trudges out a Shakespearean plot. If you try really hard, you can understand the story-line, but no child would want to spend time with this book the way they do with successful kids' books.