William Shakespeare

What's Their Story?

by Haydn Middleton

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.
Other titles in the series:
Alexander the Great
Amelia Earhart
Captain Cook
Cleopatra
Eric the Red
Galileo
Gandhi
Hans Christian Andersen
Henry Ford
Roald Dahl
Thomas Edison

Genres: Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Haydn Middleton was born in Reading and studied History at Oxford, where he now lives. He has worked in advertising and publishing, lectured in British myth and legend, and written a dozen works of fiction and non-fiction.

Reviews

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William Shakespeare, seorang penulis berbakat yang lahir dari keluarga kaya. Ia sangat menyukai pertunjukan seni teater. Sejak kecil Ia bercita-cita ingin menjadi aktor dan penulis cerita. Tetapi, Will belum menemukan jalannya, hingga saat ia menikah dan memiliki 3 anak, Will diizinkan istrinya untuk ikut rombongan teater dan pergi ke London. Disitulah Will menunjukan bakatnya. Berawal dari hanya mengurus kuda para aktor, Ia mencoba menulis naskah dan mempertunjukkannya di depan umum. Hingga akhirnya, menulis adalah bagian dari hidupnya sampai akhir hayatnya. Tak heran Ia memiliki peinsip: "Projek saya adalah untuk menghibur orang".

[Maggie Panning]

This was a very nice introduction to William Shakespeare for young children, despite the fact that any biography of Shakespeare has to contain a certain amount of speculation since so little is actually know about his life. The illustrations are well done and the book is engaging.

[Shelli]

This is a exciting look into the life and times of William Shakespeare and a perfect introduction to the famous playwright for elementary/middle school students. The information about the Globe Theater alone was fascinating and caused me to order numerous additional books from the public library.