(3) YA Emma's job stage-managing the drama club production of Hamlet is complicated by her crush on the student director and her best friend's frustration over casting decisions. But once she begins time-traveling to seventeenth-century London's Globe Theatre and helping with Shakespeare's original production, Em gains confidence. Theater lovers should enjoy the many kinds of drama--social, emotional, and theatrical--at play here.

Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac

(3) K-3 Illustrated by John Shelley. The bard's inventiveness with words is showcased in this look at London's Globe Theatre. In lively, conversational text, verso pages present information interspersed with Shakespeare's words or phrases boldfaced; the recto defines the phrase and identifies the play it comes from. Detailed pen-and-ink and watercolor scenes with varied perspectives brim with the bustle and jostle of London and its playgoers. Timeline. Bib.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(4) 4-6 Calico: The Art of Time Travel series. Illustrated by Courtney Bernard. In each book, two kids flash back in time to meet famous artists of different disciplines: Ella Fitzgerald, Mary Shelley, Monet, and Shakespeare. The structure is formulaic--an unimpressed character gains appreciation while having an impact on a pivotal moment in history--but gentle unpacking of biographical information may spark history young buffs' interest. Each volume is illustrated in a different monochromatic color scheme. Review covers the following Art of Time Travel titles: Get Ella to the Apollo, Mary Molds a Monster, Monet Changes Mediums, and Shakespeare Saves the Globe.

Reviewer: Andrea Curtis

(3) YA History's Great Structures series. These volumes focus on iconic structures in Europe. From background information about construction to contemporary use and modern updates, the history and significance of these architectural wonders is explored. Illustrations, modern and archival photographs, maps, diagrams, sidebars, and definitions supplement the rich, detailed, but still easy-to-read text. Numerous quotations from primary and secondary sources add academic weight. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these History's Great Structures titles: Shakespeare's Globe Theater and The Eiffel Tower.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(3) K-3 Dorling Kindersley Readers series. Some people associated with the Globe in 1602 (e.g., a waterman, the Burbage brothers, a cut-purse, and a groundling) offer brief first-person, behind-the-scenes looks at different aspects of the theater. Sidebars include supplemental information, and concluding chapters discuss later-seventeenth-century events and the 1997 replica. Illustrated with adequate paintings and small photos, this book may inspire further study. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(1) 4-6 A logically organized and engaging text, plenty of detailed illustrations with informative captions, and a clean design provide a fine introduction to both bard and theater. In addition to her account of Shakespeare's life, Aliki introduces readers to Sam Wanamaker, the American actor and director responsible for the rebuilding of the Globe Theatre in London.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 1999

(4) YA Building History series. A history of the Globe Theatre includes information on its construction, the mechanics of special effects, some of the plays performed there, its rebuilding after a fire, and its ultimate demolition for public housing. An epilogue notes the Globe's reconstruction and opening in 1996. Black-and-white photos and engravings enhance the book, but the design is dull. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(1) 4-6 A young actor travels back in time to 1599 and performs at the Globe Theatre alongside Shakespeare himself. Nat and Will form an intense attachment, and when Nat wakes again in 1999 he's devastated--even after he learns that his time-traveling saved the playwright's life. Ultimately, Nat learns that love is stronger than death in this powerfully rendered historical novel/fantasy/love story.

Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1999

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by June Everett. Simultaneously presenting Elizabethan history and its modern-day parallel, this book describes the original Globe Theatre's construction in London in the late 1500s and its faithful reconstruction in the late twentieth century. Watercolor illustrations by Everett, the Artist of Record for the monumental, seventeen-year project, meticulously detail the Globe's revival. Color photos and reproductions are also included. Ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute