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A Shakespeare Story: The Taming of the Shrew
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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A Shakespeare Story: The Taming of the Shrew
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Andrew Matthews
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Illustrated by Tony Ross
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| Series | A Shakespeare Story |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:64 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781408305058
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Hachette Children's Group
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| Imprint |
Orchard Books
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| Publication Date |
1 April 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Lovely Bianca has a queue of admirers anxious to marry her. But her older sister, Katharina, must get married first. Katharina has such a fiery temper she is known as 'the shrew', and no man is brave enough to propose. Can Petruchio tame her with his outrageous behaviour With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Love and Marriage in The Taming of the Shrew.
Author Biography
Andrew Matthews has written numerous books for children and teenagers, and is an internationally renowned author. He wrote King Arthur and Wolf Summer for the Orchard list, as well as a series of retellings of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. Andrew has been short-listed twice for the Smarties Award. He lives in Berkshire. Tony Ross is one of the most highly regarded children's book creators/illustrators in Britain. For Orchard he illustrated the Greek and Roman Myths books in the Orchard Myths range, and the hilarious One and Only series by Laurence Anholt, as well as the poetry collection Balloon Lagoon. Tony lives in Wales.
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