{"product_id":"all-the-worlds-your-stage-shakespeare-for-today-isbn-9780593966952","title":"All the World's Your Stage Shakespeare for Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eEight exciting Shakespeare retellings for kids, alongside the story of his life and the history of Tudor London, all beautifully illustrated.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduce your child to the work of William Shakespeare in this gorgeous treasury for all the family to enjoy. By expertly reimagining eight of the Bard’s most famous plays, Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper breathes new life into these well-loved works, making them highly engaging for a new generation of fans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluding kid-friendly summaries of eight renowned Shakespeare plays:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003cbr\u003eMacbeth\u003cbr\u003eThe Tragedy of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark\u003cbr\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003cbr\u003eAs You Like It\u003cbr\u003eThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice\u003cbr\u003eThe Tempest\u003cbr\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFun facts about the life and times of Shakespeare, plus interesting information on how they created the sounds and smells in \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e, and the magic and fairies in \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautifully illustrated throughout, with charming representations of popular characters and scenes from each play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fantastic educational gift for children aged 7-11 or a brilliant classroom resource, created to instill artistic passion in a new generation of theater enthusiasts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith insightful and engaging storytelling combined with historical context and key themes for each play, readers will discover how Shakespeare gives us tools to think about the world today – and realize that Shakespeare really is for everyone, across every age group and time period!\"This would make an excellent supplement to middle-grade or early high-school literature curricula or serve as a handy piece for young Bard researchers.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003cb\u003eDr. Farah Karim-Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e is the eighth director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. The Folger opened in 1932 as a home to the monumental collection of Shakespeare’s works and materials from the early modern world amassed by founders Henry and Emily Folger. Today, Dr. Karim-Cooper leads a staff of around 150 who continue to grow and care for the collection, provide opportunities for research and scholarship, program the Folger’s Elizabethan-style theater, offer training and classes for educators and students, and operate museum galleries and a café. As the Folger approaches its second century, Dr. Karim-Cooper is positioning the organization as an international leader for practical applications of Shakespeare and the humanities in civic life.\u003cbr\u003ePrior to joining the Folger, Dr. Karim-Cooper was Professor of Shakespeare Studies, King’s College London, and Director of Education (Higher Education \u0026amp; Research) at Shakespeare’s Globe, where she worked for 20 years. While at the Globe, she led the architectural enquiries into early modern theaters as Chair of the former Architecture Research Group, overseeing the research into the design and construction of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. She was a co-project leader with the CEO and AD on the playhouse construction.\u003cbr\u003eDr. Karim-Cooper served as President of the Shakespeare Association of America 2021–2022 after serving 5 years on the Board of Trustees. She is the recipient of the British Shakespeare Association Fellowship Award 2023 for her contribution to Shakespeare Studies and Inclusivity. She held an Oxford Humanities Cultural Programme Fellowship and was Visiting Fellow of Exeter College Oxford from 2022–2023.\u003cbr\u003eShe has published over 40 chapters in books, reviews, and articles and served as a co-General Editor for Arden’s Shakespeare in the Theatre series and their Critical Intersections Series. She has published several books on Shakespeare, theater, performance, and culture, including: \u003ci\u003eCosmetics in Shakespearean and Renaissance Drama\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh University Press, 2006, revised ed. 2019) and \u003ci\u003eThe Hand on the Shakespearean Stage: Gesture, Touch and the Spectacle of Dismemberment \u003c\/i\u003e(Arden, 2016). She co-edited \u003ci\u003eShakespeare’s Globe: A Theatrical Experimen\u003c\/i\u003et with Christie Carson (Cambridge University Press, 2008); \u003ci\u003eShakespeare’s Theatres and Effects of Performance\u003c\/i\u003e with Tiffany Stern (Arden, 2012) and \u003ci\u003eMoving Shakespeare Indoors: Performance and Repertoire in the Jacobean Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e with Andrew Gurr (Cambridge University Press, 2014); she edited a collection of essays for Arden, \u003ci\u003eTitus Andronicus: The State of Play\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and edited the text of \u003ci\u003eJohn Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi for the Routledge Anthology of Early Modern Drama\u003c\/i\u003e, collated by Jeremy Lopez (2020). Her book, \u003ci\u003eThe Great White Bard: Shakespeare, Race and the Future\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) was voted top 100 books of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eHer latest book, \u003ci\u003eAll the World’s Your Stage: Shakespeare for Today, \u003c\/i\u003eis written specifically for children ages 9–12. It will be published in November 2025 by DK.","brand":"DK Children","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48232918057189,"sku":"NP9780593966952","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593966952.jpg?v=1767721313","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/all-the-worlds-your-stage-shakespeare-for-today-isbn-9780593966952","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}