Skip to main content

Macbeth: For Kids

by Lois Burdett

Series:Shakespeare Can Be Fun

230 Members 1 Review (4.08)

On This Page

Recommendations

Author Information

Common Knowledge

Classifications

Description

An adaptation of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," written in rhyming couplets especially for young readers and performers. Includes illustrations and comments by children, as well as suggestions for activities based upon the story.

Tags

Recommendations

A Midsummer Night's Dream: For Kids by Lois Burdett

A Midsummer Night's Dream: For Kids

Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times, 21 Activities by Colleen Aagesen

Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times, 21 Activities

Colleen Aagesen

William Shakespeare & the Globe by Aliki

William Shakespeare & the Globe

Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield

Shakespeare Stories

Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Diane Stanley

Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare

The Usborne World of Shakespeare by Anna Claybourne

The Usborne World of Shakespeare

Anna Claybourne

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children by Edith Nesbit

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children

Poetry for Young People: William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

Poetry for Young People: William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!) by Lois Burdett

Romeo and Juliet for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)

The Tempest for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!) by Lois Burdett

The Tempest for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)

Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam by Diane Stanley

Saladin: Noble Prince of Islam

The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia by Editors of Kingfisher

The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia

Editors of Kingfisher

The Story of Clocks and Calendars: Marking a Millennium by Betsy Maestro

The Story of Clocks and Calendars: Marking a Millennium

Shakespeare Stories II by Leon Garfield

Shakespeare Stories II

Who in the World Was The Unready King?: The Story of Ethelred by Connie Clark

Who in the World Was The Unready King?: The Story of Ethelred

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 1: Ancient Times, From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Empire by Susan Wise Bauer

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 1: Ancient Times, From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Empire

Susan Wise Bauer

Twelfth Night: For Kids by Lois Burdett

Twelfth Night: For Kids

Much Ado About Nothing for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!) by Lois Burdett

Much Ado About Nothing for Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun!)

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Bruce Coville

William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

Michelangelo by Diane Stanley

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb

Tales from Shakespeare

Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff

Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad

Rosemary Sutcliff

The Story of the World, Activity Book 2: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance by Susan Wise Bauer

The Story of the World, Activity Book 2: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance

Susan Wise Bauer

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance by Susan Wise Bauer

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 2: The Middle Ages: From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of the Renaissance

Susan Wise Bauer

Gilgamesh the King by Ludmila Zeman

Gilgamesh the King

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by Bruce Coville

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare Made Easy: Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Made Easy: Macbeth

William Shakespeare

Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Paul Revere's Ride

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 3: From Elizabeth the First to the Forty-Niners by Susan Wise Bauer

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 3: From Elizabeth the First to the Forty-Niners

Susan Wise Bauer

Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick

Archimedes and the Door of Science

The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy by Padraic Colum

The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy

Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost by Robert Frost

Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost

The Revenge of Ishtar by Ludmila Zeman

The Revenge of Ishtar

The Comedies by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

The Making of a Knight by Patrick O'Brien

The Making of a Knight

Patrick O'Brien

The Complete Writer: Writing with Ease: by Susan Wise Bauer

The Complete Writer: Writing with Ease:

Susan Wise Bauer

The Story of the World, Activity Book 3: Early Modern Times: Early Modern Times from Elizabeth the First to the Forty Niners by Susan Wise Bauer

The Story of the World, Activity Book 3: Early Modern Times: Early Modern Times from Elizabeth the First to the Forty Niners

Susan Wise Bauer

Pyramid by David Macaulay

William Shakespeare's Hamlet by Bruce Coville

William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part 1

William Shakespeare

Cleopatra by Diane Stanley

Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley

King Lear by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists : Monet by Mike Venezia

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists : Monet

Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick

Along Came Galileo

Famous Men of Greece by John H. Haaren

Famous Men of Greece

Famous Men of the Middle Ages by Mr. John Haaren

Famous Men of the Middle Ages

Mr. John Haaren

Leonardo da Vinci (Time-Traveling Twins) by Diane Stanley

Leonardo da Vinci (Time-Traveling Twins)

Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Retold by Geraldine McCaughrean

Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Retold

Geraldine McCaughrean

Complete Recommendations

Member Reviews

Featured Recent Thumbs

All Ratings
2
1
½1
1

1 review

bibliosylph 6 reviews

This is a great way to introduce the story of Macbeth to 8-11 year-olds, and really brings the tale alive.

Ratings

AmyRussell 539 reviews

MariettaLangdon 6 reviews

tgamble54 40 reviews

½

Members

Recently Added By: SrishtiB, AlainaForster, gonzobr, KeithKron, jodiharding, nerojohnson, OCSLibrary, SunnysideSchool, Thorntonfamily

Lists

Shakespeare Retellings for Elementary Kids

100 works; 2 members

The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child: Activity Book Two

415 works; 2 members

Author Information

8 Works 1,620 Members

Series

Shakespeare Can Be Fun

Common Knowledge

Canonical title: Macbeth: For Kids

Classifications

Genres: Poetry, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS: 822.33 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English drama 1558-1625 Elizabethan period William Shakespeare
LCC: PR2823 — Language and Literature English English Literature English renaissance (1500-1640)
BISAC: DRA DRAMA Shakespeare
JNF JUVENILE NONFICTION Drama

More Classifications

Statistics

Members: 230
Popularity: 141,640
Reviews: 1
Rating: (4.08)

Languages: English
Media: Paper
ISBNs: 5

Quick Facts

Published: 1996
Genres: Poetry, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS: 822.33
LCC: PR2823

Author

Picture of author.

8 Works 1,620 Members

Popular Covers

Find It

Links

No links

Popularity

63%
83%
81%
90%
54%
89%
51%
76%
100%
61%
51%
66%
47%
37%

2012
2026

Ratings

Stars: (4.09)

Click to expand

Click to reduce

Helpers

Verdana Standard Verdana Small The Lorax System Standard System Large Georgia Large Text Atkinson