Celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare's legacy with this repackage of award-winning author Diane Stanley's tribute to the world-famous playwright William Shakespeare. Nobody knows exactly when or why William Shakespeare left his boyhood home of Stratford-on-Avon for the great city of London, but it didn't take long for him to make a name for himself. His plays are now performed almost every day in just about every part of the world; even people who've never seen them use words and phrases he introduced into the English language. How did a man from an unremarkable family create a legacy that the world, even 400 years after his death, has never forgotten? There will always be unsolved mysteries about Shakespeare, but what we do know of his life, his times, and his theater makes for a very dramatic story.
Diane Stanley Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)
Diane Stanley ist bekannt für ihre fesselnden illustrierten Biografien für Kinder, die sie oft selbst bebildert. Ihr Schreibansatz wurzelt in einem tiefen Interesse an der Erforschung der Leben und Hinterlassenschaften inspirierender Persönlichkeiten. Stanley vermittelt jungen Lesern komplexe Geschichten mit einem feinen Gespür für Details und visueller Wirkung.






The Silver Bowl
- 320 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
Set in the kingdom of Westria, the story follows Molly, a scullery maid who escapes an unwelcoming home. Lacking education and social graces, she harbors a remarkable secret—she possesses the ability to see visions that inevitably come true. As she navigates her new life in the castle, her unique gift may hold the key to her future and the fate of those around her.
The country is at war, terrorists strike at random, widespread rationing is in effect, and the power grid is down. But thirteen-year-old Sky Brightman is remarkably untouched by it all. She lives off the grid on sixty acres of rural New Mexico ranch land with chores to do and horses to ride and no television or internet to bring disturbing news into her family's adobe house. Sky's schoolmates think she's a little weird. Then a string of mysterious arrests begins, and her new friend, Kareem, becomes a target. Sky is finally forced to confront the world in all its complexity. Summoning her considerable courage and ingenuity, she takes a stand against injustice. With humor, hope, and fierce determination, she proves that even a child can change the world.
Mo im Südsee-Paradies
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
Ausgerechnet als Hund Mo und seine Freundin Arlene eine Woche Ferien haben, fängt es draussen an zu schneien. Und eine Reise nach Tahiti können sie sich nicht leisten. Bevor Arlene richtig enttäuscht sein kann, hat Mo eine fabelhafte Idee.
Katzen, Tee und Apfeltorte
- 29 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
Ein missratener Besuch im Stadthaus der eleganten Mrs. Snickers lehrt eine beeindruckbare Landkatze ein wenig über sich selbst und Freundschaft.
Une petite souris timide
- 28 Seiten
- 1 Lesestunde
Though lonely in her little house, a little mouse is too shy to step outside and find a friend until she meets a cricket.
