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The Young Reader's Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Retelling by Adam McKeown, illustrated by Antonio Javier Caparo [9781402736308]
Series: Young Reader's Shakespeare
Publisher: Sterling
Published: November 2009
Age range: from 10 to 14
80 pages
ISBN: 1-4027-3630-4
ISBN13: 9781402736308
$14.95 US
$19.50 Canadian
Hardcover with Jacket
all in color
7 3/8 X 9 1/4
Carton Quantity: 24
Territory: World



Humorous, romantic, and thoroughly enchanting, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most delicious confections. Now, with this stunningly illustrated and accessible retelling, his gossamer tale of mixed-up love among humans and fairies will captivate today’s young readers. Seamlessly weaving the original play’s exquisite words into modern language, Adam McKeown eases children into Shakespeare’s magical world, while Antonio Javier Caparo’s magnificent art superbly captures the characters and the action.
To aid understanding, Renaissance scholar McKeown provides thought-provoking background on Shakespeare and the play, a “Who’s Who” of the characters, and fascinating questions for young readers to ponder.
 

 




Adam McKeown has taught Shakespeare, Renaissance culture, and writing at New York University, Clarkson University, and Princeton, and is currently a professor at Adelphi University in Long Island.

 



Praise for Young Reader’s Shakespeare: Julius Caesar:

 

“McKeown uses clear, concise prose in this faithful retelling of the Bard’s tale of power gone mad… readers can easily follow the story, whether using this version alone or as a means of clarifying the poetic text…. the artwork clearly elucidates the text and contributes to readers’ understanding of the story.” —School Library Journal  

 

“[T]his handsomely illustrated retelling… stays true both to the rousing action of the play and to the characters’ inner conflicts. McKeown's clear, stimulating introduction raises the complex moral issues….Hamlin’s dramatic, full color art…ably captures the personal torment as well as the dynamics of the battlefield…this will draw readers before and after attending a performance.” —Booklist