Collins Big Cat — THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Band 18/Pearl ISBN: 9780008208981

Find out about the fascinating life of William Shakespeare – the world’s most famous playwright. How did the politics of the time, and the queens, kings and rulers, affect his writing? Who was this man who had such a way with words? •Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books. • Text type – An information book. • The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information. • The glossary and index can be used to develop children's information retrieval skills further. • Curriculum links: History