Author: Kay Barnham
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482442779
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
William Shakespeare wrote some of the most famous plays in history, but there is plenty of misinformation about his life and times. This book dives into those so-called facts and discovers whats real and whats fake with entertaining ease. Did Shakespeare really burn down the Globe Theatre? Did he write all of his plays on his own? Brilliant fact boxes help provide historical context to Shakespeares life and works, while The Bards Best Bits add Shakespeare quotes and phrases we still use in everyday life to this day.
The Fact or Fiction Behind Shakespeare
Author: Kay Barnham
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482442779
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
William Shakespeare wrote some of the most famous plays in history, but there is plenty of misinformation about his life and times. This book dives into those so-called facts and discovers whats real and whats fake with entertaining ease. Did Shakespeare really burn down the Globe Theatre? Did he write all of his plays on his own? Brilliant fact boxes help provide historical context to Shakespeares life and works, while The Bards Best Bits add Shakespeare quotes and phrases we still use in everyday life to this day.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482442779
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
William Shakespeare wrote some of the most famous plays in history, but there is plenty of misinformation about his life and times. This book dives into those so-called facts and discovers whats real and whats fake with entertaining ease. Did Shakespeare really burn down the Globe Theatre? Did he write all of his plays on his own? Brilliant fact boxes help provide historical context to Shakespeares life and works, while The Bards Best Bits add Shakespeare quotes and phrases we still use in everyday life to this day.
Truth About William Shakespeare
Author: David Ellis
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748653880
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A polemical attack on the ways recent Shakespeare biographers have disguised their lack of information
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748653880
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A polemical attack on the ways recent Shakespeare biographers have disguised their lack of information
Shakespeare and Macbeth
Author: Stewart Ross
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Historical finding and current critical thinking are woven together to tell the fascinating story of how Shakespeare conceived and wrote one of his greatest plays. As readers watch the production being mounted, Ross's narrative and Karpinski's carefully researched illustrations bring Shakespeare's world to vivid life. Full-color and black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Historical finding and current critical thinking are woven together to tell the fascinating story of how Shakespeare conceived and wrote one of his greatest plays. As readers watch the production being mounted, Ross's narrative and Karpinski's carefully researched illustrations bring Shakespeare's world to vivid life. Full-color and black-and-white illustrations.
The Fact or Fiction Behind Pirates
Author: Adam Sutherland
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482442728
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The pirates we see in movies and on TV are very different from those that actually once sailed the seas. This book takes an engaging look at pirate mythology and assigns a fact or phony evaluation to many of the things commonly associated with the swashbuckling sailors. Did pirates really make people walk the plank or carry around treasure maps? Loaded with fact boxes and explanations of how many of these pirate myths originated, readers will love discovering more about real pirates.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482442728
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The pirates we see in movies and on TV are very different from those that actually once sailed the seas. This book takes an engaging look at pirate mythology and assigns a fact or phony evaluation to many of the things commonly associated with the swashbuckling sailors. Did pirates really make people walk the plank or carry around treasure maps? Loaded with fact boxes and explanations of how many of these pirate myths originated, readers will love discovering more about real pirates.
The Fact or Fiction Behind Human Bodies
Author: Paul Mason
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482442647
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The human body is full of amazingly complex systems. Science has helped explain so much about the way our bodies work, but there are still plenty of myths some consider as fact. Are human bones really four times as strong as concrete? How close can someone sit to a TV before damaging his or her eyes? This fun, informative book separates fact from fiction through the use of engaging fact boxes and specific scientific research to debunk some of the myths surrounding the human body.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1482442647
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The human body is full of amazingly complex systems. Science has helped explain so much about the way our bodies work, but there are still plenty of myths some consider as fact. Are human bones really four times as strong as concrete? How close can someone sit to a TV before damaging his or her eyes? This fun, informative book separates fact from fiction through the use of engaging fact boxes and specific scientific research to debunk some of the myths surrounding the human body.
The Fact or Fiction Behind Battles and Wars
Author: Kay Barnham
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 148244268X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
It has been said that history is written by the victors, but just because someone wins a war doesnt mean they can keep their facts straight! In this entertaining yet informative book, the facts about historys greatest wars and battles are separated from fiction with ease. Were elephants really good warriors? This book looks at war stories and decides if theyre solid enough to be called facts. Battle blunders highlight some of historys worst war mistakes, while fact boxes pack this book with information that will dazzle any history buff.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 148244268X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
It has been said that history is written by the victors, but just because someone wins a war doesnt mean they can keep their facts straight! In this entertaining yet informative book, the facts about historys greatest wars and battles are separated from fiction with ease. Were elephants really good warriors? This book looks at war stories and decides if theyre solid enough to be called facts. Battle blunders highlight some of historys worst war mistakes, while fact boxes pack this book with information that will dazzle any history buff.
Shakespeare, In Fact
Author: Irvin Leigh Matus
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486320790
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Virtuoso presentation of available evidence of the Bard's life. "Written with wit and panache, this erudite tome dismantles the arguments claiming that someone other than Shakespeare wrote his plays." — Publishers Weekly.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486320790
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Virtuoso presentation of available evidence of the Bard's life. "Written with wit and panache, this erudite tome dismantles the arguments claiming that someone other than Shakespeare wrote his plays." — Publishers Weekly.
Sir Henry Neville Was Shakespeare
Author: John Casson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445654679
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
Who really wrote the plays of Shakespeare?
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445654679
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
Who really wrote the plays of Shakespeare?
Contested Will
Author: James Shapiro
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416541632
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his plays.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416541632
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his plays.
Shakespeare's Secret
Author: Elise Broach
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312371326
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A missing diamond, a mysterious neighbor, a link to Shakespeare—can Hero uncover the connections?
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312371326
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A missing diamond, a mysterious neighbor, a link to Shakespeare—can Hero uncover the connections?