Shakespeare's Macbeth like you've never seen it - or read it -
before! Classics in Graphics: Macbeth has been adapted into a
graphic novel by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow,
with illustrations by Jason Millet and Edu Rubio. The tragic
downfall reads like your favourite action film - as Macbeth's
desperation becomes more and more deadly. Classics in Graphics is a
series of graphic novels for children aged 10 plus that has
inclusion at its heart, flinging wide the doors of literature for
everyone to enter and understand. Including dyslexia-friendly
design on every page, and encouraging readers to relate to these
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 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 timeline of Shakespeare's
life and works, and much more! Plays available in the series
include: Macbeth The Tempest Hamlet Romeo and Juliet A Midsummer
Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing Praise for the Classics in
Graphics series: "Excellent production and binding, quality paper,
and with fantastic writing and illustrations - an encouraging entry
point to Shakespeare for my kids, and ease of dive-in for my own
flighting or cursory storytelling engagement/whimsy [...] an
excellent job converting challenging language and literary themes
to make it very inclusive, smoothing ease of understanding
dialogue, plot, and narration without dumbing it down. Each book
has a wonderful appendix including notes on Shakespeare, relevant
maps and themes (i.e. for example in Hamlet it goes deeper into its
themes of Revenge, Madness & Mortality), and a glossary. For a
graphic novel adaptation, I think these books are delightful. [...]
They are wonderful and have quickly broken down the wall of "fear
of Shakespeare" in my house as they are so easy to read and engage.
And they have a really nice tactile production value, heft, and
readability that makes broaching these often deemed difficult
works, FUN. And of course, they are nice to look at." -
EricWilliamson, www.leagueofcomicgeeks.com
General
Imprint: |
Franklin Watts
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Classics in Graphics |
Release date: |
15 May 2024 |
Authors: |
Steve Barlow
• Steve Skidmore
|
Illustrators: |
Jason Millet
• Edu Rubio
|
Dimensions: |
242 x 172 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
112 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4451-8001-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-4451-8001-4 |
Barcode: |
9781445180014 |
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