In the week before his wedding, Theseus, the Duke of Athens is called upon to solve a problem. A man named Egeus is furious because his daughter, Hermia, refuses to marry Demetrius, the man whom Egeus has chosen for her. Instead Hermia wants to marry another man, Lysander, who is in love with her as well. Theseus decrees that, according to the laws of Athens, Hermia must either marry Demetrius, or she must die for disobeying her father's wishes, and gives her a week to make her choice. Pledging their undying love for one another, Hermia and Lysander flee Athens and run off to the woods to elope. Demetrius follows them, and Helena, a young woman who is in love with Demetrius, follows him. Also entering the forest that evening is a crew of comical Athenian workmen who are rehearsing a play for Duke Theseus' wedding day. But these are no ordinary woods. The mortals have entered the kingdom of Oberon and Titania, the warring King and Queen of the fairies. Much fairy mischief ensues, mischief which turns the lives of the mortals upside down with slapstick antics. And when it's all over, the events of those nights in the woods have been so extraordinary that the poor humans are left rubbing their eyes, wondering if all has been a dream. The prime goal of this retelling is to bring the play to life in students' imaginations, and to give them a sense of Shakespeare's way with words. The re-teller uses Shakespeare's actual imagery whenever possible, and attempts to imply the musicality of his writing. Students who read this play will want to read more Shakespeare from Start-to-Finish.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Noe Venable

Thrillers & Suspense

Don Johnston

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Humor & Entertainment

William. Shakespeare

Movies

Othello, the Moor of Venice

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

This book takes a biographical approach to explain how theories of evolution arose in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries based on Charles Darwin's concept of evolution through natural selection. Written at ability level grades 4-5, interest grade level 5-12, with a with a Lexile Level of 810, and a Guided Reading Level at S in three formats, Computer Book, Audio Book and Paperback Book.

Charles Darwin: The Man Who Looked at Life (World Around Us)

Venable, Alan

From the back cover - This book is about someone who learns differently from others. Welcome to my world. My name is Don Johnston and I struggled in school. In school it felt like other students were flying above me, while I was still on the ground all by myself.They were gliding through school like eagles, while I was still trying to build a pair of wings. I finally did build my own wings, and I started flying on my own. This is the story of my struggle and what I did to become successful.

Building Wings: How I Made It Through School

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Wilt Chamberlain: NBA giant (Start-to-finish books)

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Jackie Robinson and the American dream (Start-to-finish books)

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Home run heroes: Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Hank Aaron, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire (Start-to-finish books)

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Ali: The Greatest, The world's most famous athlete, heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali, an Olympic champion at age 18. Written at ability level grades 1-3, interest grade level 5-12, with a with a Lexile Level of 470, Guided Reading Level at L, in three formats, Computer Book, Audio Book and Paperback Book.

Ali: The greatest (Start-to-finish books)

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