Shakespeare for Kids, His Life and Times – 21 Activities

by Colleen Aagesen, et al

Kids can experience William Shakespeare’s England and get their first taste of the Bard’s sublime craft with this lively biography and activity book. Staging swordplay, learning to juggle, and creating authentic costumes like a flamboyant shirt with slashed sleeves or a lady’s lace-trimmed glove bring the theatre arts to life. Making a quill pen and using it to write a story, binding a simple book by hand, creating a fragrant pomander ball, and a dish of stewed apples show what daily life was like in Elizabethan times. Inspired by scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, kids can invent new words, write songs, and devise scathing or comical insults just as he did. Fascinating and accurate historical information and 21 fun activities open a dramatic new world of learning for children ages 8 and up.

Ex-library book. Used. Good condition.