HAMLET BAND 18 PEARL- JON MAYHEW

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelA wonderfully creative retelling of Shakespeare’s famous tale of revenge. When Hamlet’s father unexpectedly dies and his mother quickly remarries his uncle, something doesn’t feel right. A warning from a ghost sets in motion a terrifying investigation to uncover the truth. But at what cost?Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.

Text type: Fiction from our literary heritageCurriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage