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Books in Shakespeare for Young People series

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    William Shakespeare, Diane Davidson

    Paperback (Swan Books, Jan. 30, 2001)
    The Shakespeare for Young People series enables students to enjoy the great plays of Shakespeare in the original language. The scripts, which have been cut to be performed in forty minutes, include descriptions and stage actions as well as production notes to help novice directors and actors. While the texts include only Shakespeare's original words, announcers introduce the scenes and explain difficult passages. Students enjoy the stories and poetry in the plays by reading them aloud or by acting them out.
  • A Young People's History of the United States, Volume 1: Columbus to the Spanish-American War

    Rebecca Stefoff, Howard Zinn

    Hardcover (Seven Stories Press, May 1, 2007)
    A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. Volume 1 begins with a look at Christopher Columbus’s arrival through the eyes of the Arawak Indians, then leads the reader through the earliest struggles for workers’ rights, women’s rights, and civil rights during the 18th and 19th centuries. Volume 2 picks the thread up in the early 20th century, covering both World Wars, Vietnam, the Black Rights movement, and ending with the current protests against continued American imperialism. Zinn presents a radical new way of understanding America’s history. In so doing, he reminds readers that America’s true greatness is shaped by our dissident voices, not our military generals.A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume to The People Speak, the film adapted from A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History of the United States.
  • Much Ado About Nothing

    William Shakespeare, Diane Davidson

    Paperback (Swan Books, Jan. 1, 2005)
    The Shakespeare for Young People series enables students to enjoy the great plays of Shakespeare in the original language. The scripts, which have been cut to be performed in forty minutes, include descriptions and stage actions as well as production notes to help novice directors and actors. While the texts include only Shakespeare's original words, announcers introduce the scenes and explain difficult passages. Students enjoy the stories and poetry in the plays by reading them aloud or by acting them out.
  • The Tempest

    William Shakespeare, Diane Davidson

    (Swan Books, Jan. 1, 2005)
    The Shakespeare for Young People series enables students to enjoy the great plays of Shakespeare in the original language. The scripts, which have been cut to be performed in forty minutes, include descriptions and stage actions as well as production notes to help novice directors and actors. While the texts include only Shakespeare's original words, announcers introduce the scenes and explain difficult passages. Students enjoy the stories and poetry in the plays by reading them aloud or by acting them out.
  • Henry the Fifth

    William Shakespeare, Diane Davidson

    Paperback (Swan Books, Sept. 1, 1991)
    An abridged version of Shakespeare's original text, with suggestions for simple staging. Includes parenthetical explanations and descriptions within the text and announcers who summarize deleted passages.
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  • Julius Caesar for Young People

    William Shakespeare, Diane Davidson

    Paperback (Swan Books, Sept. 1, 1990)
    An abridged version of Shakespeare's original text, with suggestions for simple staging. Includes parenthetical explanations and descriptions within the text and announcers who summarize deleted passages.
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  • Macbeth for Young People

    William Shakespeare

    Paperback (Swan Books, Aug. 1, 1986)
    An abridged version of Shakespeare's original text, with suggestions for simple staging. Includes parenthetical explanations and descriptions within the text and announcers who summarize deleted passages.
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  • A Midsummer Nights Dream for Young People

    William Shakespeare, Diane Davidson

    Paperback (Swan Books, Aug. 1, 1986)
    This book is a replica of the original from the collections of The New York Public Library; it was produced from digital images created by The New York Public Library and its partners as part of their preservation efforts. To enhance your reading pleasure, the aging and scanning artifacts have been removed using patented page cleaning technology. We hope you enjoy the result.
  • The Tempest: Young People's Shakespeare Series

    William Shakespeare, Catharine Hall-Schor

    Paperback (Mountainside Press, Nov. 15, 2003)
    A magician, young lovers, clowns, a sprite, a man who is half animal, shipwrecked sailors and royalty populate William Shakespeare's enchanting play The Tempest.The one hour version uses brief narrations to keep the story clear. The rest of the words are Shakespeare's. Has been successfully produced with a K-6 cast. Suggestions for directors. Ideas for simple sets and costumes. Grade school students learn that Shakespeare is fun with this delightful adaptation. Even young children begin to appreciate the rich possibilities of our language as they perform Shakespeare's plays. The exciting world of Elizabethan England comes to life for students as they participate in Shakespeare's world.
  • Taming of the Shrew for Young People

    William Shakespeare

    Paperback (Swan Books, June 1, 1986)
    An abridged version of Shakespeare's original text, with suggestions for simple staging. Includes parenthetical explanations and descriptions within the text and announcers who summarize deleted passages.
  • Twelfth Night for Young People

    William Shakespeare, Diane Davidson

    Paperback (Swan Books, )
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  • Much Ado About Nothing: Shakespeare for Young People

    William Shakespeare, Diane Davidson

    Paperback (Swan Books, Sept. 15, 1994)
    Book by Shakespeare, William, Davidson, Diane