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And the green grass grew all around : folk poetry from everyone / Alvin Schwartz ; illustrations by Sue Truesdell.
Do your ears hang low, Do they wobble to and fro? If they do, you may be a folk poet! From autograph rhymes to street rhymes, from riddles to nonsense rhymes, folk poetry celebrates the vitality and originality of everyday language. Birdie, birdie, in the Sky, Why'd you do that in my eye? Compiled by renowned folklorist Alvin Schwartz and illustrated with antic humor by Sue Truesdell, here is a treasure trove of more than 250 folk poems to share with friends and family. It may even inspire you to create your own! Understand, rubberband?
Record details
- ISBN: 0060227575
- ISBN: 9780060227579
- ISBN: 9780060227586
- ISBN: 0064462145
- ISBN: 9780064462143
- Physical Description: ix, 195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins Pub., c1992.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-188) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | People -- Food -- School -- Teases and taunts -- Wishes and warnings -- Love and marriage -- Work -- Stories -- Nonsense -- Riddles -- Fun and games -- Rain and shine -- A tree -- Animals and insects -- Other things. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Tease Taunt Wish Warnings |
| Genre: | Riddles Folk poetry, American > Juvenile literature. Juvenile Works Nonfiction |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| scottsboropl | J 398.2 Sch | 32269000328958 | Juvenile - NonFiction | Available | - |
| LDR | 01044cam a2200277 a 4500 | ||
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| 001 | 123787 | ||
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| 005 | 20140703073301.0 | ||
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| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aAnd the green grass grew all around : ‡bfolk poetry from everyone / ‡cAlvin Schwartz ; illustrations by Sue Truesdell. |
| 260 | . | ‡aNew York : ‡bHarperCollins Pub., ‡cc1992. | |
| 300 | . | ‡aix, 195 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c24 cm | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-188) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aPeople -- Food -- School -- Teases and taunts -- Wishes and warnings -- Love and marriage -- Work -- Stories -- Nonsense -- Riddles -- Fun and games -- Rain and shine -- A tree -- Animals and insects -- Other things. |
| 520 | . | ‡aDo your ears hang low, Do they wobble to and fro? If they do, you may be a folk poet! From autograph rhymes to street rhymes, from riddles to nonsense rhymes, folk poetry celebrates the vitality and originality of everyday language. Birdie, birdie, in the Sky, Why'd you do that in my eye? Compiled by renowned folklorist Alvin Schwartz and illustrated with antic humor by Sue Truesdell, here is a treasure trove of more than 250 folk poems to share with friends and family. It may even inspire you to create your own! Understand, rubberband? | |
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| 650 | 0. | ‡aWish | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aWarnings | |
| 655 | 0. | ‡aRiddles | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aFolk poetry, American ‡vJuvenile literature. | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aJuvenile Works | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aNonfiction | |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aTruesdell, Sue. |
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