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Gr 6 Up—These titles include a biography and an overview of the Elizabethan and Jacobean theaters. A lot of information is packed into each slim volume. The authors make excellent use of primary-source material in order to make Shakespeare interesting and accessible to this age group. There are many sidebars, with captions such as "What's the Evidence?," "I Was There," "Myth" (famous stories about Sh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Shuter's biography of Shakespeare does an unusually clear job of distinguishing facts from inferences and myths. His concise and specific picture of Shake...Log In or Sign Up to Read More