Classics in Graphics #: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Graphic Novel)

Classics in Graphics #: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Graphic Novel)
Steve Barlow, Steve Skidmore, Steve Wendy Tan Shiau Wei
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h244 x 172mm - 112pg
13 Sep 2022 UK
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9781445180076
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Shakespeare' s Romeo & Juliet like you' ve never seen it - or read it - before!Classics in Graphics: Romeo and Juliet has been adapted by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, and brought to life through the visual talents of illustrator Wendy Tan Shiau Wei. The epic, tragic love story reads like your favourite film on the page - as Death stubbornly hovers over the heads of our star-crossed lovers. Inclusion is at the heart of this series, flinging wide the doors of literature for everyone to enter and understand. Including dyslexia-friendly design on every page, and encouraging readers to see themselves in iconic roles - casting spells, falling in love and winning duels. Each graphic novel includes pitch-perfect illustrations for presenting the tragic, the romantic, the comedic, the magical, as well as:- snappy simplified text presenting Shakespeare' s themes clearly- introductory materials to help set the scene and context of each well-known story- heaps of extra material at the back to keep the learning and fun going, including an exploration of themes in the play, the language, Shakespeare' s inspirations, the publication and performance of the play in history, a time line of Shakespeare' s life and works, and much more!The graphic novel plays available in the series include:MacbethThe TempestHamletRomeo and JulietA Midsummer Night' s DreamMuch Ado About Nothing

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Steve Barlow (Author) As 50% of the Two Steves, Steve Barlow has written over 160 books with Steve Skidmore since their first published work appeared in 1988. Born in Crewe, he was educated at Crewe Grammar School, Warwick University and Nottingham University before a varied career in teaching, acting, stage management and puppetry. He worked in a village school in Botswana for four years before returning to the UK and working with Steve Skidmore. The Two Steves tour extensively in the UK and overseas, and are frequent visitors to book festivals including Edinburgh and Hay. Their work for Hachette includes the highly popular I Hero and Crime Team choose-your-adventure books, and their I Horror series is raising the short hairs at the back of readers' necks with Orchard Books. Steve Skidmore (Author) Steve Skidmore writes with Steve Barlow. Together they are Britain' s most popular comedy writing and performing double act for young people. Not surprisingly, they are known as The 2 Steves!The 2 Steves met over twenty years ago when they were both teaching in Nottingham. Since then they have written over 160 books together. They have also acted as series editors on numerous reading programmes for several major publishing houses. The 2 Steves are in great demand for author visits to schools, colleges and libraries across the world. They also undertake INSET events and make regular appearances at Literary Festivals. Steve Skidmore is shorter than Steve Barlow and less hairy. He was born in Birstall near Leicester in England. After managing to pass some exams at school, he went on to Nottingham University to supposedly read English, but spent most of his time playing sport and doing a variety of summer jobs including counting pastry pie lids (yes, really). He trained as a teacher of Drama, English and Film studies, before teaming up with Steve Barlow to become a full time author. He lives in Leicester and is a great rugby fan (he supports Leicester Tigers - "Come on you Tiiiiigeeeers!"). Wendy Tan Shiau Wei (Illustrator) Wendy Tan is a Chinese-Malaysian artist, born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Drawing has always been her interest, but she only started to draw passionately during high school. After this, Wendy took a design course and graduated from Saito College with a Diploma in Multimedia Design. Wendy' s keen interest for storytelling began with film and animation during her time working as storyboard artist and visual development artist in the Malaysian animation industry. Today Wendy loves using illustration to tell stories through her work, often implementing dramatic color and light. During free time, she enjoys reading, traveling, spending
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ISBN-13: 9781445180076
Published: 13 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 244mm
Width: 172mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 112

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