Galileo's
Daughter by Dava Sobel. Sobel is a talented historian, translator, and
science writer. Her book is a wonderful way to learn about Galileo's life and
about basic physics through his arguments about motion, the tides and the
planets; further, we read later how mathematics came to be applied to science.
Most important, the book brings Galileo's daughter, the nun Suor Maria Celeste,
alive. Her letters about her cloistered life, her feelings and thoughts, and her
relationship with her father, make you feel a genuine depth of faith and love.
Brush
Up Your Shakespeare by Michael Macrone is a romp of a reference guide
that makes the wit, wisdom and wonder of William Shakespeare's classic words,
phrases, and expressions from all his plays and poems, accessible and memorable.
Great Scenes from Shakespeare's Plays (Dover
coloring book) There are scenes from Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Romeo and
Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius
Caesar, Henry IV, Henry the Fifth, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night,
Richard III, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like
It, Coriolanus, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, and Antony and Cleopatra.
The scenes are accompanied by summaries, selections, and captions. The 30
black and white illustrations can be colored or left as is. 
King Lear (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare - This edition of
Shakespeare's great tragedy includes:• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
• Scene-by-scene plot summaries
• A key to famous lines and phrases
• An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
• An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
• Essay by Susan Snyder
Mass market paperback, 384 pages. 6.8"x4.2"x1".
#2769 $5.99
Damaged copy of King Lear (spine is wrinkled):
#D-2769
The Play's the Thing Comedy Set
A supplemental card set designed to accompany The The Play's Thing
board game. As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and A Midsummer Night's
Dream - three of Shakespeare's most lively comedies - are featured in this
companion card set to The Play's the Thing game (above). Each of
the three card sets inside includes Character Cards with questions and
facts about the memorable characters of each play, Script and Quote Cards
that bring context and meaning to Shakespeare's words, Plot Cards that
help in understanding the full plays, and Cast Cards that identify the
major players of each featured play.
Romeo and Juliet CD (Jim Weiss) - Jim
seamlessly integrates his own storytelling art with the profound beauty of
Shakespeare's famous verse, bringing both young and old listeners the ecstatic
joy, sudden sorrow and tender sighs of one of the greatest works of literature's
greatest author.
Shakespeare
for Children A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew
are told on a level children can grasp. As usual, Jim is able to take complex
stories and translate them into tales easily understood by children (not to
mention adults!) An excellent introduction to Shakespeare. 
Shakespeare for
Kids: His Life and Times by Colleen Aagesen and Margie Blumberg is a
delightful introduction to the life and work of Shakespeare. The text is divided
into different "acts," covering the various stages of Shakespeare's life. Within
the text there are 21 different activities, including making a hornbook,
Elizabethan games, staging a sword fight, and much more. 
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb. First published in
1807, this classic introduces readers to Shakespeare through the retelling of 20
plays (his best known tragedies and comedies). Originally designed for children,
teens and adults will enjoy this book too (it certainly makes the plays more
understandable). 
William Shakespeare and the Globe, written & illustrated by
Aliki. This delightful book tells the story of Shakespeare, what his world was
like in England 400 years ago, and the story of the Globe theater. It also tells
the 20th century story of Sam Wanamaker, an American actor who help rebuild the
Globe theater. 
The Young Person's Guide to Shakespeare, with Performances on CD by the
Royal Shakespeare Company (Book and CD set) - Provides information about
William Shakespeare's family life and work as a playwright and actor, summaries
of his works, and details and challenges of staging Shakespearean productions.
Includes a CD with performances from selected Shakespearean plays and sonnets by
Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company.
For
the past 20 years, teacher Lois Burdett has brought the magic of Shakespeare
alive for her second-grade students. The following books are written in rhyming
couplets and are lavishly illustrated by the students themselves The first book
is their biography of Shakespeare; the rest are retellings of his plays. They
show how young children are able to grasp serious literature. Color
illustrations, paper, 64 pp. $8.95 each.