For as long as history has been recorded, girls haven't had much of a look in amongst all the great men we remember. But that doesn't mean they weren't there. And it doesn't mean that they didn't achieve great things, come up with wonderful inventions or win battles! This book shows that History is actually Her-story.
Hamlet could NEVER make his mind up about ANYTHING. And one time he actually went to school in just his pants and got sent home because he couldn't decide what to wear.
When Izzy (star of The Spy Who Loved School Dinners) is asked to tell her friends some HILARIOUS and SCARY stories she knows exactly where to look: Shakespeare, the king of SUPER dramatic stuff.
After learning about Macbeth (a STRONG solider who ate four bowls of porridge and twenty pieces of toast every morning) her friends want more. So Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Romeo and Juliet all get the Izzy treatment. There's blood and guts, ghosty stuff, and plenty of people wandering around in their nighties. The perfect introduction to the Bard!
Izzy's version of Macbeth originally appeared on the BBC Radio series 'Shakespeare Retold', read by actress Shirley Henderson (who played Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films!).
Read more of Izzy's adventures in these other books written by Pamela Butchart:
Baby Aliens Got My Teacher
The Spy Who Loved School Dinners
My Headteacher Is a Vampire Rat
Attack of the Demon Dinner Ladies
The whole kingdom is plagued by the screeching, howling din made by the Nasties, so the King sends Sir Ned to deal with them. A wolf, a witch and a troll help Ned along the way, but it turns out he has walked into danger - these three are the notorious Nasties themselves! Luckily he works out why they sound so awful and teaches them to listen to each other, so they ask him to join the band rather than turning him into dinner.
A funny and heartfelt story - perfect for ages 8+!
'This funny, charismatic heroine will capture her readers'
hearts' KIRKUS, STARRED REVIEW
Dara is a born actress, or so she thinks – but when she
doesn’t get any part in the school play, she begins to think
it’s because she doesn’t look like the other girls
in her class.
She was adopted as a baby from Cambodia. So irrepressible Dara
comes up with a plan, and is determined to change not just the school,
but the whole world too.
A stunning reissue of a beautifully written, warm and
funny tale for girls from the acclaimed author of Dream
on, Amber.
Explores themes of adoption, determination and standing
up to prejudice.
Chickens ... we've got a cobra problem!
Danger is looming over Cluckbridge Town. A cobra has escaped from the local zoo and is after the local birdlife. And if that isn't bad enough, the dastardly Most Wanted Club are back and causing trouble, too.
Can Agent Cluckbucket and the Elite Chicken Squad vapourise the cobra's venom and keep the birds of Cluckbridge safe?
From the award-winning author of the Atticus Claw series.
All Flanimal life started in the water. Things start better wet. A guide to Flanimal evolution, Flantation and the big, mental Flanisaurs, this work helps you learn how Mulgis became Krudges then Scrundlers, Widdles and Wumpfs, and finally Spluffs.
Jeremy Strong described Ivan's first Casper Candlewacks book as a ""funny and engaging debut"". This is the triumphant follow-up from the funniest new voice in fiction and once again unsung hero, Casper must save the day.
When Beaky, Theo and Wayne are chosen to take part in the annual inter-schools contest with Foxley Hill it can mean only one thing for Beaky … trouble.
The contest includes a debate, a quiz and an overnight team-building exercise. With Wayne determined that their team be crowned the victor, Beaky’s only hope is to keep his mouth firmly shut … unfortunately his brain has other ideas. Cue chaos, calamity and things that go bump in the night…
