The Tempest for Kids by Lois Burdett

The Tempest for Kids by Lois Burdett

The Tempest is an exciting tale of jealousy and betrayal, magic and romance, repentance and forgiveness, and has all the elements necessary to ignite a young child's imagination and creative energy. By her use of rhyming couplets, Lois Burdett has once again succeeded in transforming Shakespeare's complex verse into a format readily understood by children.

Children's enthusiasm toward Burdett's adapted Shakespeare is evident in the wonderful drawings and anecdotes created by her Grade 2 and 3 students at Hamlet Elementary School in Stratford, Ontario. Together with the five other books in the successful and beautifully produced Shakespeare Can Be Fun series, The Tempest will delight teachers, parents and children.

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.