William Shakespeare: The Master Playwright

By Haydn Middleton

Book Overview

Will Shakespeare dreamed of becoming an actor and a playwright. At nineteen he left his home town of Stratford and headed for London, following his dream. He became an actor, part owner of the Globe theater - and the greatest playwright of all time. 400 years on, his plays are even more popular. They are performed in theaters all over the world.

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Alexander the Great
Amelia Earhart
Captain Cook
Cleopatra
Eric the Red
Galileo
Gandhi
Hans Christian Andersen
Henry Ford
Roald Dahl
Thomas Edison

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199119686
• ISBN13: 9780199119684
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7