William Shakespeare by Mick Manning
With lively graphic-novel descriptions of nine of Shakespeare s most famous plays, and drawing on the latest biographical research, this is the perfect introduction for children to the life and works of William Shakespeare."These books by Brita and Mick are better than any other way I can think of to learn about peopleThey may be famous, but not so much that we can’t learn more about them."
"Drawing on the latest biographical research, this offers a really excellent introduction from primary school-aged children€¦ life in 16th Century England is vividly depicted via comic strips."
Selected for The Children's Preview as the non-fiction One to Watch.
"Drawing on the latest biographical research, this offers a really excellent introduction from primary school-aged children… life in 16th Century England is vividly depicted via comic strips."
Selected for The Children's Preview as the non-fiction One to Watch.
"These books by Brita and Mick are better than any other way I can think of to learn about people. They may be famous, but not so much that we can’t learn more about them."
"a valuable introduction to Shakespeare for young readers"
* School Library Connection, Recommended *"Vibrant pencil and watercolor images in a cartoon style complement the text, and speech bubbles add humor....an excellent and informative introduction."
* School Library Journal *MICK MANNING and BRITA GRANSTRÖM have developed a unique approach to picture information books over the last 21 years. Sharing the illustration between them and mixing words and pictures in inventive ways, they have won many awards, including the Smarties Silver Award, and are five-times winners of the English Association Award. Mick fell in love with wildlife on primary school nature walks many years ago, and has an MA in Natural History Illustration from the Royal College of Art. Brita grew up on a farm, and has an MFA from Konstfack in Stockholm. They spend a lot of their time having both Swedish and British Wild Adventures with their four children. Their other books for Frances Lincoln include: The Beatles, Charles Dickens, Scenes from an Extraordinary Life, What Mr Darwin Saw, Tail-End Charlie, Taff in the WAAF; The Secrets of Stonehenge, Woolly Mammoth;and the Fly on the Wall series: Roman Fort, Viking Longship, Pharoah's Egypt, Greek Hero.
MICK MANNING and BRITA GRANSTRÖM have developed a unique approach to picture information books over the last 21 years. Sharing the illustration between them and mixing words and pictures in inventive ways, they have won many awards, including the Smarties Silver Award, and are five-times winners of the English Association Award. Mick fell in love with wildlife on primary school nature walks many years ago, and has an MA in Natural History Illustration from the Royal College of Art. Brita grew up on a farm, and has an MFA from Konstfack in Stockholm. They spend a lot of their time having both Swedish and British Wild Adventures with their four children. Their other books for Frances Lincoln include: The Beatles; Charles Dickens, Scenes from an Extraordinary Life; What Mr Darwin Saw; Tail-End Charlie; Taff in the WAAF; The Secrets of Stonehenge; Woolly Mammoth; and the Fly on the Wall series: Roman Fort, Viking Longship; Pharoah's Egypt; Greek Hero.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781847803450 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847803458 |
| Title | William Shakespeare |
| Author | Mick Manning |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2015-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |