Description:Illustrated by many of the world's most distinguished children's book artists, 'Tail Feathers from Mother Goose' is a treasure of incalculable value.Filled with joyful rhythms, strange words, and mysterious happenings, the rhymes in this book have been chosen by Iona Opie, from the Opie Collection of Children's Literature, that astonishing compilation of folklore and literature gathered over forty years and housed at Oxford University. The rhymes included here are almost all previously unpublished and they include unusual versions of known nursery rhymes, versions used by the Opies themselves or rhymes sent to them by people who wanted them saved and recorded.In this remarkable book, lighthearted verses are followed by magical, mystifying or romantic ones. The charming diversity of these rhymes is matched only by the inventiveness of the artists, who have illustrated them superbly. Here, then, is a book that families will read together, incorporate into their common experience, and, above all, cherish.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tail Feathers from Mother Goose: The Opie Rhyme Book. To get started finding Tail Feathers from Mother Goose: The Opie Rhyme Book, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
126
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
—
Release
1989
ISBN
0316650811
Tail Feathers from Mother Goose: The Opie Rhyme Book
Description: Illustrated by many of the world's most distinguished children's book artists, 'Tail Feathers from Mother Goose' is a treasure of incalculable value.Filled with joyful rhythms, strange words, and mysterious happenings, the rhymes in this book have been chosen by Iona Opie, from the Opie Collection of Children's Literature, that astonishing compilation of folklore and literature gathered over forty years and housed at Oxford University. The rhymes included here are almost all previously unpublished and they include unusual versions of known nursery rhymes, versions used by the Opies themselves or rhymes sent to them by people who wanted them saved and recorded.In this remarkable book, lighthearted verses are followed by magical, mystifying or romantic ones. The charming diversity of these rhymes is matched only by the inventiveness of the artists, who have illustrated them superbly. Here, then, is a book that families will read together, incorporate into their common experience, and, above all, cherish.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tail Feathers from Mother Goose: The Opie Rhyme Book. To get started finding Tail Feathers from Mother Goose: The Opie Rhyme Book, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.