The Young Reader's Shakespeare: Hamlet

Rating:
Summary: A Great Introduction
Review: My 11 yr old daughter caught the reference to Hamlet in Freaky Friday (Mom's day in daughters school) and was curious about the plot line. I didn't feel that I explained it very well, and saw this book and picked it up for her. She devoured it and was quoting lines I knew, but never would have remembered were from that particular play. This book gave her a strong grasp of the characters, plot line and key scenes. A couple of weeks later we rented the Mel Gibson version and she told ME who everyone was and we followed along in the book. Halfway through the movie we got out the full length version of the play to follow along with the dialogue to be sure we got all the words. I doubt my 11 year old would have had the interest in the play without the double reinforcement of the simplified book and then the visual of the movie. I can't wait for more in the series - Romeo and Juliet is next, but not out yet. I learned as much as she did. This is a series to follow.

Rating:
Summary: A Great Introduction
Review: My 11 yr old daughter caught the reference to Hamlet in Freaky Friday (Mom's day in daughters school) and was curious about the plot line. I didn't feel that I explained it very well, and saw this book and picked it up for her. She devoured it and was quoting lines I knew, but never would have remembered were from that particular play. This book gave her a strong grasp of the characters, plot line and key scenes. A couple of weeks later we rented the Mel Gibson version and she told ME who everyone was and we followed along in the book. Halfway through the movie we got out the full length version of the play to follow along with the dialogue to be sure we got all the words. I doubt my 11 year old would have had the interest in the play without the double reinforcement of the simplified book and then the visual of the movie. I can't wait for more in the series - Romeo and Juliet is next, but not out yet. I learned as much as she did. This is a series to follow.