Top Ten Shakespeare Stories

by Terry Deary

Book Overview

This is one in a series of books that offers an original treatment of historical facts, events, people and stories. Each book is made up of a top-of-the-pops style Top Ten chart. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439083877
• ISBN13: 9780439083874
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12

Customer Reviews

Another Classic from Terry Deary

I really like this book. It gives a whole new perspective on Shakespeare's plays that are very accessible to children and adults alike. I am a teacher and I had to write a unit on Julius Caesar this term. I found this book a great way to get an easy synopsis of the play and I will be using it in my teaching.

Review for TOP TEN Shakespeare Stories

This is a really good book. The usually tedious Shakespeare plays are written in a funny, modern sort of way and shows the good bits of the play. Terry Deary added a lot of funny elements in the story but it doesn't cover the true story so I could still learn Shakespeare! I rolled over laughing when I read this book!

Shakespeare.......in English

This book was very good. It gave life to Shakespeare. While I appreaciate the beauty of his words, sometimes Shakespeare is a little......stuffy. But not in this book! It tells Shakespeare in a language I can understand. Even my 7-year-old brother was reading it!!! This is definatly a good book for anyone to enjoy. - MKL

A CHANGE OF HEART

MY DAD IS REALLY INTO SHAKESPEARE. HES ALWAYS TRYING TO GET ME TO SEE THE BEAUTY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGES AND THE TAPESTRY OF WORDS AND ALL THAT JUNK. WHEN I TELL HIM TO STOP NAGGING ME, HE STARTS QUOTING HAMLET AND MCBETH UNTILL I JUST LEAVE. THAT WAS BEFORE I READ 'SHAKESPEARE STORIES'. THIS BOOK PUT SHAKESPEARE IN UNDERSTANDABLE LANGUAGE, SO I COULD SEE WHAT MY DAD MEANT ABOUT THE 'BEAUTY OF THE STORY'. OK, IM GETTING THERE. BUT ANYWAY, AFTER READING THE BOOK, I TOOK A SHAKESPEARE CLASS AT SCHOOL. WE DID THE PLAY OF 'ROMEO AND JULIET' AND I GOT JULIET! NOW I REALLY LIKE SHAKESPEARE!

Middle School Success

This book worked wonderfully with my eighth grade students. It provides simplistic plot summaries and Shakespearean background notes. They really enjoyed the fact that the summaries were in everyday language. It helped us transition into the "harder" versions. Great for middle school!