The Tempest

Prospero raises a storm to wreck his enemies' ship on the island where he has lived in exile, and what follows turns on whether he will take revenge or let it go. Andrew Matthews retells Shakespeare's play as a short illustrated story, keeping the plot, the central figures and the question at the heart of it while setting aside the verse. Tony Ross supplies artwork with a comic edge that softens the darker turns. For a child who will meet the play properly in a few years, an early acquaintance with the story makes the original considerably less forbidding later on. Notes for parents and teachers: • A prose retelling that preserves the plot and the central characters • Illustrations that carry the mood and lighten the darker passages • Useful groundwork before studying the play at secondary level • Short enough to read in one or two sittings Aimed at readers from about seven, and a practical classroom and home-learning resource; published by Orchard Books and available at Boipoka.