Reseña del libro "Journey Into Shadows and Shining Armor, Volume 2 (en Inglés)"
Journey Into Shadows and Shining ArmorJourney Into Shadows and Shining Armor is a grand tour of the greatest mystery stories and medieval legends ever told. Perfect for advanced 7th graders (while also being entirely appropriate for higher grade levels), our literature curriculum offers your child everything necessary to master the art of reading. Filled with enigmatic mysteries, quests of adventure and intrigue, desperate feats of battlefield valor, selfless acts of loyalty and courtly love, and impossible struggles against mighty dragons, children - and perhaps you yourself - will delight in this rich collection of beloved classics. With extensive annotations, helpful background information, and insights into the narrative tools employed by skilled authors, Journey Into Shadows and Shining Armor guides students into a deep understanding of complex literary masterpieces.Volume 2This volume includes extensive coverage of samurai culture and legends through Yei Theodora Ozaki's Warriors of Old Japan, an introduction to plays via Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, an abridged version of Miguel de Cervantes' masterful satire Don Quixote, several adventures of the shadowy gentleman Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc, simplified prose versions of Shakespeare's plays Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V, Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery The Musgrave Ritual, and a variety of other carefully selected short stories. The works within have been extensively annotated, ensuring that children are well equipped to tackle every challenge set before them. For our full 7th grade literature curriculum, please also see the first and third volumes of Journey Into Shadows and Shining Armor.
