The Tempest for Kids
- Publisher
- Firefly Books
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1999
- Category
- Drama, Shakespeare
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552093269
- Publish Date
- Sep 1999
- List Price
- $9.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781552093559
- Publish Date
- Sep 1999
- List Price
- $19.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
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.
About the author
Lois Burdett's success in introducing Shakespeare to children is reflected in her growing international reputation. Her books and workshops for teachers have captured the attention and imagination of parents, educators, and lovers of Shakespeare around the world, including the American National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association. Among other commendations, Lois Burdett has received Encyclopedia Britannica's National Award for Early Childhood Education, Canada's Meritorious Service Medal, the Canadian Teachers' Federation's Hilroy Fellowship, and two writers' awards. Burdett's many speaking engagements have included the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Her books, magazine articles, presentations and media interviews are testimony to her strong influence in the education community, where she has also been instrumental in helping teachers to incorporate Shakespeare into early grade curricula.
Excerpt: The Tempest for Kids (by (author) Lois Burdett)
"Admired Miranda! You are different from the rest.
So perfect and so peerless. Of all women, you're the best.
The instant I saw you, it was like a tidal wave,
My heart flew to your service, and I became your slave."
"I am your wife," she promised, "if you will marry me."
Ferdinand fell upon his knees, "And I thus humble be."
Now all this while the lovers thought they were alone,
Little did they know they had a chaperon.
Prospero stood watching this tender scene unfold.
To him their love was precious as the finest, rarest gold.
"It is a joyous day! This union must be blessed."
His heart was satisfied, for they both had passed the test.
Editorial Reviews
The couplets present Shakespeare in shortened form ... in a highly accessible way.
Globe and Mail
Many original phrases joyfully intact, in rhyming couplets that retain the exuberant language play of the original.
Vancouver Sun
Highly recommended. Contains quotes as well as classroom activities.
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