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Title: Shakespeare for Children: The Story of Romeo and Juliet by Cass Foster, Lisa Molyneux ISBN: 0-9619853-3-X Publisher: Five Star Pubns Pub. Date: November, 1989 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Shakespeare for Children
Comment: "Through judicious editing, the interpolation of descriptive passages and footnoted definitions, and through the use of lushly romantic illustrations, he has found the perfect complements to Shakespeare's own words." -Resources For Historical Theatre

Rating: 5
Summary: Shakespeare for Children: The Story of Romeo and Juliet
Comment: By judicious selection of the necessary text, he abbreviates the play without destroying it. And he does it without changing language at all.might this be the start of a new Renaissance in children's literature?" -Louise Marder, Ph.D., Editor of The Shakespeare Newsletter and C.E.O. of The Shakespeare Data Bank

Rating: 2
Summary: your kids are too smart for this book
Comment: i find this version too heavily edited, losing all of theemotional nuance and plot twists. with so much summary, the reading isfar too dry, and i will not offer it to children i teach. as a guide for those who want clarification so they can explain scenes to young readers, this book is ok, but again, the guts are missing. i'm quite disturbed by the weak attempt at a multi-cultural cast, as implied by the artwork (p 7). the misguided token gesture loads the story with unfortunate subtext: (stereo)typically the "african-american friend" is killed off. as mercutio, his death is a guilty burden for romeo, and incites the duel that begins romeo's demise. the only other pivotal character of hue is friar john, also african-american, who of course fails to carry the note to romeo that would have explained the plan and spared his and juliet's lives. finally, there is the archaic use of the term "man and wife" regarding r&j (in the accompanying art, he is shirtless while she is draped in cloth). check it out at the library. spend your money on a far better kids version in the Shakespeare Can Be Fun series by Lois Burdett.

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Title: Romeo and Juliet : For Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun series) by Lois Burdett ISBN: 1552092291 Publisher: Firefly Books (J) Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $8.95