Interactive Shakespeare - Glenn Schudel;Lucy Hook

Turn curiosity into understanding with hands-on journeys through history, science, and beyond.

Interactive Shakespeare makes the Bard click for kids through a smart, do-it-yourself tour of his world. Readers explore what life looked like in Shakespeare’s England, how theatres worked, what audiences loved, and how plays moved from page to stage. Clear explanations keep the learning brisk, while interactive features turn every spread into a mini adventure.

Four signature plays anchor the experience, each offering a different flavor of Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (comic chaos), Macbeth (ambition and consequences), Henry IV, Part 1 (a prince under pressure), and The Tempest (magic, power, and forgiveness). Famous lines become prompts for speaking aloud, decoding meaning, and hearing how the words sound.

With tactile features, clear explanations, and reader-facing questions that spark conversation, Interactive Shakespeare turns a legendary name into an experience: curious, creative, and surprisingly fun.