Books with title William Shakespeare: Playwright and Poet

The "bard of Avon," as he is remembered, earned popularity and fortune during his lifetime more than four hundred years ago. Today, William Shakespeare is more famous than ever. He wrote or cowrote thirty-eight stage comedies, tragedies, and historical dramas. He also penned many romantic poems. Some of the world's best-known literary quotations come from his writings. Young readers will discover why many historians consider him the greatest playwright of all time.

Few writers have had nearly the same effect on the English language as William Shakespeare. His plays and poems have been popular around the world for hundreds of years, long after Shakespeare himself had died. From Romeo & Juliet to Hamlet, Shakespeare wrote some of the most famous comedies and tragedies in history, stories both hilarious and horrible. Learn the story of one of the most important writers of all time in William Shakespeare: Great English Playwright & Poet.

A wonderful new series of well-told, beautifully illustrated biographies with dramatic, evocative illustrations on every page. Each book tells the story of a remarkable person from the past, whose name and achievements have lived on far beyond their own time.Lively, narrative text by skilled storytellersColourful, picturebook style artwork will stimulate the imagination and linger in the memoryInternational range of charactersEach has a timeline and index for easy referenceThe biographies link in with National Curriculum KS1 and KS2Young children love a good story. What better way to introduce them to the giants of our past than through these delightful books?The titles in the series have been chosen to cover a wide range of characters and to have both national and international appeal.