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Title: GRUMBLES FROM THE TOWN
MOTHER-GOOSE VOICES WITH A TWIST
By: Jane Yolen, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Angela Matteson (Illus)
Format: Hardback

List price: £17.95


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ISBN 10: 1590789229
ISBN 13: 9781590789223
Publisher: BOYDS MILLS PRESS
Pub. date: 13 September, 2016
Description: A collection of poems based on Mother Goose rhymes.
Synopsis: Poets Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich take fourteen Mother-Goose rhymes that have been enjoyed by generations of children and twist them in ways sure to delight modern kids. These poem pairs feature wildly different voices and perspectives, and Angela Matteson's stunning illustrations add further hilarious details. So while Humpty Dumpty's classmate explains why he's sitting in time-out again, Matteson's art shows Humpty Dumpty as a daredevil skateboarder teetering on a wall. The poems have strong rhythm and rhyme, making Grumbles from the Town a terrific read-aloud. This lavish volume includes the original Mother Goose rhymes, endnotes that briefly describe their history, and an introduction that invites readers to imagine their own poems from unusual perspectives and "create magic."
US Grade: From Kindergarten to Fourth Grade
Illustrations: illustrations
Publication: US
Imprint: Boyds Mills Press
Returns: Returnable
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