Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book

Zusatztext the sort of book that easily becomes part of life itself! to be recalled when the history books of our time lie dusty and forgotten Klappentext A result of ten years of collecting, this book contains the rhymes, both well-known and rare, that are the heritage of our oral tradition. Among the 800 selections are some rhymes (or versions) never published before. Some 600 illustrations fill these pages, most of them evocative little woodcuts from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Zusammenfassung The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book contains 800 nursery rhymes and ditties which are the heritage of our oral tradition. All the well-known rhymes are included as well as many rare ones. Special sections are devoted to lullabies and dandling rhymes, toe rhymes, catches, charms, traditional street cries, riddle verses, nursery maxims, and humorous ballads.The text is further enlivened by 600 illustrations, many of them eighteenth- and nineteenth-century woodcuts and engravings.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Iona Opie, Iona and Peter Opie, Peter Opie, Opie I, Opie Iona
• Con la collaborazione di: Joan Hassall (Illustrazione), Hassall Joan (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Oxford University Press Trade
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 4 a 8 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1990
• EAN: 9780198691129
• ISBN: 978-0-19-869112-9
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 240 mm x 22 mm
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Gioco, apprendimento > Apprendimento; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers, Early Learning: Verse & Rhymes, Early years: verse, rhymes and wordplay, Educational systems and structures