Hamlet For Kids by Lois Burdett

Hamlet For Kids by Lois Burdett

Perhaps the best-known of Shakespeare's tragedies, Hamlet has all the ingredients for a gripping story: revenge and power, familial love and betrayal, dramatic sword fights, dark spooky scenes. Once again Lois Burdett has woven her own brand of magic by transforming Shakespeare's complex verse into rhyming couplets. She has created a version of Hamlet especially for children, even as young as seven, and one that readers of all ages will enjoy.

At the appropriately named Hamlet Elementary School in Stratford, Ontario, where Burdett has taught for over 20 years, her students have created wonderful drawings of Hamlet to illustrate Burdett's fluid rhymes. The students' interpretations are vivid evidence of Burdett's clever ability to bring Shakespeare's complex characters and intricate plots to life for young people.

Lois Burdett has received numerous accolades for her work, including the National Prize for Early Childhood Education from Encyclopedia Britannica, the Distinguished Service Medal from Canada, the Hilroy Fellowship from the Canadian Teachers' Association, and two writer's awards. The International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English are among her many speaking engagements. Lois Burdett has provided a gift that will last a lifetime to children.