nursery rhymes, english

A collection of rhymes, verses, songs, lullabies, and jingles from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

In this traditional English nursery rhyme, a young boy imagines the sounds made by various animals in the jungle.

A brief introduction to nursery rhymes with illustrations that examines British and American tales, and discusses the history and common characteristics of nursery rhymes; and includes instructions for suggested activities.

Teaches games to play while reciting favorite nursery rhymes.

Re-examines the origins of twenty-four popular nursery rhymes, revealing them as commentaries on historical, religious, political, and sexual events.

Presents twenty nursery rhymes and nonsense poems featuring such characters as a boy who refuses to use chairs, a painter with a flashy dog, and a woman with a very ordinary pig.

Illustrations for standard nursery rhymes reflect farm, rural and town life in early America.