| Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young Contributor(s): Prelutsky, Jack (Selected by), Brown, Marc (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0394872185 ISBN-13: 9780394872186 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1986 Annotation: First published in 1986 and just as fresh and relevant today, this widely acclaimed, child-friendly poetry anthology is now being reissued with a striking new jacket. In his introduction to this book Jim Trelease, bestselling author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook, writes, "No one better recognizes the essence of the child-poetry connection than poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky. . . . Here are more than 200 little poems to feed little people with little attention spans to help both grow. Marc Brown's inviting illustrations add a visual dimension to the poems, which further engage young imaginations." The poems are by 119 of the best-known poets of the 20th century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General |
| Dewey: 811.008 |
| LCCN: 86007147 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 9.02" W x 11.92" (1.41 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1986 and just as fresh and relevant today, this widely acclaimed, child-friendly poetry anthology is now being reissued with a striking new jacket. In his introduction to this book Jim Trelease, bestselling author of The Read-Aloud Handbook, writes, "No one better recognizes the essence of the child-poetry connection than poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky. . . . Here are more than 200 little poems to feed little people with little attention spans to help both grow. Marc Brown's inviting illustrations add a visual dimension to the poems, which further engage young imaginations." The poems are by 119 of the best-known poets of the 20th century. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades K-1, Poetry) in Appendix B. |