A Midsummer Night's Dream10 reviews William Shakespeare Dial, 1996 A Midsummer Night's Dream Retold for Comprehension and Enjoyment + Lovely, but still.. + Excellent Early Exposure to Shakespeare + Recommended for Children of All Ages             Man Who Laid the Egg Louise A. Vernon Herald Press, 1977 During the early 1500's, a young Swiss orphan defies his guardians in order to study with Erasmus, the Christian humanist whose desire for church reform grew from his ideas on faith, reason, and education.             William Shakespeare's the Tempest2 reviews Bruce Coville Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1994 A Beautiful Adaptation + Flirting with Shakespeare I bought this book to use with my fifth grade class, and I'm very pleased with it. One of the main objections to this play is that Shakespeare was long on words and short on action. Mr. Coville retells the story without the political intrigue, without sacrificing the charm of the story. I also ...             Twelfth Night4 reviews Bruce Coville Dial, 2003 Great introduction to Shakespearian comedy + What a great idea! + Twelfth Night is a Twelve out of Ten + Very good             Chaucer the Cat and the Animal Pilgrims2 reviews Patricia Borlenghi, Giles Greenfield Bloomsbury UK, 2001 Great stories from the animal world for kids & others + Cats A super book of stories that bring together folk tales of a variety of cultures in a setting that will delight any young reader. The illustrations bring the text alive.             Shakespeare for Children (Unabridged Classics in Audio)2 reviews Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb Tantor Media, 2005 Shakesphere for Children + Reddragon Excellent! Highly recommended (the book form of this item is good also). Would not recommend some of the stories for young children, but my five and six year old like some of the comedies, like A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Taming of the Shrew.             The Adventures of King Arthur (Young Reading, 2) Angela Wilkes, Gill Harvey Usborne Books, 2003             Hamlet2 reviews Bruce Coville Dial, 2004 Shakespeare, illuminated! + Unruly Hamlet for middle schoolers Alas, poor Yorick! If only this book had been available to me in middle school so many years ago, I might have enjoyed the Shakespeare studies in college! Coville deftly, delicately weaves the intricate tale of Hamlet, remaining true to Shakespeare's milieu, language, and character, but ...             Shakespeare Stories II Leon Garfield Sandpiper, 2000 By skillfully weaving his own prose with Shakespeare's language, Leon Garfield has refashioned nine of the Elizabethan playwright's dramas into stories, capturing all the richness of the characters, plot, mood, and setting. This format will delight both those who know the great dramatist's works and those who are new to them. Plays included are: Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, Antony and ...             The Questing Knights of the Faerie Queen1 review Geraldine McCaughrean Hodder Children's Books, 2006 A fun, fetching, freely-handled adaptation for middle-schoolers Award-winning author-artist team Geraldine McCaughrean and Jason Cockcroft have joined forces again to create an infectious, inviting, colorfully-illustrated, novella-length adaptation of Edmund Spenser's epic-scale sixteenth-century poem of knightly adventure and enchantment, "The Faerie Queene." ...             Saint George and the Dragon43 reviews Margaret Hodges, Trina Schart Hyman Little, Brown Young Readers, 1990 Necessary literary experience + A Great Start. + great book + AMAZING illustrations, good telling...             Much Ado About Nothing for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)2 reviews Lois Burdett Firefly Books, 2002 Book of the Year!!! I'd give it 10 stars.. + An amazing work done by a public school teacher This is one of those series that is so well done you can't imagaine EVERYONE not knowing about it! Have you always been a bit out of the loop or intimidated about Shakespear? Or are you good with it but don't know how to show/share that love with your family and students. This series will do it!! ...             Knights of the Round Table (A Stepping Stone Book)8 reviews Gwen Gross Random House Books for Young Readers, 1985 A Book With a Moral + Not Bad & Condensed + Kid tested, mother approved My seven year old daughter and I loved this book. It had humor, valor, and a good moral throughout.There is a theme throughout about not being mislead by appearances. At this point in my childs education I am endeavoring to build a good moral foundation so I appreciate a good story that reinforces ...             The Canterbury Tales (Oxford Illustrated Classics)7 reviews Geoffrey Chaucer Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 Fun to read + Chaucer + Teacher's Delight If you want a modern english version that's funny and easy to read, this is the book for you. If you are looking for something scholarly and/or more difficult to read, get a different version.             William Shakespeare's Macbeth91 reviews Bruce Coville, Gary Kelley Dial, 1997 Yale's may be the best edition of Macbeth + Macbeth Cd + Complete and Affordable + Macbeth-audio cassette by a British cast + Deception and Treachery             King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Little Golden Book)5 reviews Emma Gelders-Sterne, Barbara Lindsay Golden Books, 2002 A thoroughly entertaining retelling of the classic legends + Kids should read this - a 8 year olds review + Very good reading + Great Book!             Robin Hood (A Stepping Stone Book)3 reviews Annie Ingle Random House Books for Young Readers, 1991 "Robin Hood" is great, a classic! + Nearly perfect for the intended audience I am 6 years old in first grade and I love this book! I like the characters best. It's great. The words were not hard for me. I've got 20,000 Leagues under the sea, the last of the Mohicans, Robin Hood, and Kidnapped, and Robin Hood is one of the best of these.             The Adventures of Robin Hood (Puffin Classics)23 reviews Roger Lancelyn Green Puffin, 1995 A Keepsake Treasure + Not Free SF Reader + great introduction to the classic folktales + Robin Hood + The Adventures of Robin Hood             Shakespeare Stories3 reviews Leon Garfield Sandpiper, 1998 Excellent choice for English teachers! + The Best Way In! + A Doorway to a New World Excellent choice for English teachers who want to review Shakespeare's classics with students. I have also used this with my middle school students to introduce them to Shakespeare. The stories are written in clear language so that students will be able to understand the wonderful stories of ...             He Freed the Minds of Men: René Descartes1 review Edwin Palmer Hoyt Messner, 1969 The life of Descartes told to young adults The most famous line ever uttered in philosophy is, "I think, therefore I am", by Rene Descartes. He was a very original thinker in philosophy and mathematics; the development of the Cartesian coordinate system greatly simplified many areas of mathematics. Descartes also lived at a time when new ...