MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
Über dieses Produkt
Product Identifiers
PublisherWorkman Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-100761143688
ISBN-139780761143680
eBay Product ID (ePID)56979836
Product Key Features
Book TitleHumpty Who? : a Crash Course in 80 Nursery Rhymes
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicNursery Rhymes, Genres & Styles / Children's, Parenting / General, Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers, Poetry / General
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Family & Relationships, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorJennifer Griffin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight1.8 Oz
Item Length6.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-026912
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal398.8
SynopsisWith its hip approach, witty headnotes, and accompanying CD, "Humpty Who?" is the crash course for every new mom or dad who wants to give their child the simple pleasures of classic nursery rhymes but can't remember what happens past the first line. Illustrations., Once Upon a Time, Every Parent Knew... Little Jack Horner - Wee Willie Winkie - The Queen of Hearts - Georgie Porgie - Mary, with the lamb, and Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary - Old King Cole - Alice the Camel - Little Miss Muffet - Not to mention the intricate finger ballet called "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and the game of finding Thumbkin. Now, for every mom and dad who want to give their child the simple pleasures of nursery rhymes but can't remember what happens past the first line, help is here. Humpty Who? is a crash course in Mother Goose (and more), featuring 80 classic poems, songs, lullabies, rounds, and riddles. Plus, for curious kids and grown-ups, even more fun stuff: exactly what a "tuffet" is, how to make "pease porridge," and the backstory of "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep," baby's first protest song. The accompanying CD, featuring the rocking "Hell's Kitchen Moms and Babes Ensemble," is great to play for baby, and a fun way for parents to learn the music that goes along with many of the rhymes., Sing your baby to sleep with . . . "The Love Boat" theme song? Children deserve better than that! With its hip approach, witty headnotes, and accompanying CD, "Humpty Who?" is the crash course for every new mom or dad who wants to give their child the simple pleasures of classic nursery rhymes . . . but can't remember what happens past the first line. A what-to-read as well as a how-to-read, this collection of 80 judiciously selected, edited, and annotated rhymes, songs, and finger play features all the timeless characters and their stories--Jack and Jill, Georgie Porgie, Little Bo Peep, the Noble Duke of York, Contrary Mary, Wee Willie Winkie, the Three Blind Mice. But it's more than just Mother Goose. There are lullabies, rounds, and riddles. How to recite "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider," and make the hand-motions that have held children spellbound for generations. How to act out "I'm a Little Teapot," or really get a child rocking with "Banbury Cross." Plus, there are explanations for curious children (and grown-ups)--for example, what exactly a "tuffet" is, how to make "pease porridge," what else on the bus goes round and round--and suggestions for reciting the poetry of the greats (Shakespeare, Blake, Dickinson); tips on how to improvise; and the secret weapon of the yoga "Om." The accompanying CD, featuring the rocking "Hell's Kitchen Moms and Babes Ensemble," is both great to play for baby, and the fun way for parents to learn the music that goes along with many of the rhymes.
LC Classification NumberPZ8.3
