An expanded version of the nineteenth-century poem in which a small girl accompanies a star on a journey through the night sky, examining both heavenly bodies and the earth below.
Intended to enhance students' reading and writing skills and to develop their understanding and appreciation of the basic principles of good character. The poems were selected to represent a variety of poets, classical and modern, and each poem relates to a particular character trait. Includes accompanying activities that can be used in the study of any one or all of the character traits.
Collects ten popular illustrated nursery rhymes, including "Little Bo Peep," "Red Sky at Morning," "Hickory, Dickory, Dock," and "Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe," with a discussion of the origins and historical context of each.
Collects ten popular illustrated nursery rhymes, including "Little Jack Horner," "The Queen of Hearts," "Ring Around the Rosie," and "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary," with a discussion of the origins and historical context of each.
Each selection ends with a gentle surprise that leads into the next offering. At the end, the sleepy cast of characters is tucked in by Nanny Button Cap.
