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Pop-up Shakespeare By Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor of the Reduced Shakespeare Company Illustrated by Jennie Maizels Published by Walker Books
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From the world-renowned Reduced Shakespeare Company® and bestselling illustrator and designer Jennie Maizels comes a spectacular pop-up book featuring all thirty-nine of the Bard’s magnificent plays. Turn the pages and marvel at the dramatic pop-ups and lift-the-flaps that bring to life every one of the playwright’s Comedies, Histories, Romances and Tragedies, as well as his poems. Packed with hilarious jokes, side-splitting summaries and funny facts, this is the complete works of Shakespeare as they’ve never been seen before.
Chineasy for Children By Shaolan with illustrations by Noma Bar Published by Thames Hudson
The book opens with introductory spreads explaining how the Chinese language is made up of building blocks. Subsequent spreads feature lively scenes and illustrations that help children to recognize basic Chinese characters. The book is organized by themes, each of which covers key vocabulary such as numbers, family, animals and food. Stories about the development of characters and customs provide the perfect introduction to Chinese culture, while games and activities allow children to put into practice what they have learned. .
