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nursery rhyme |
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nursery rhymeVerse customarily told or sung to small children. Though the oral tradition of nursery rhymes is ancient, the largest number date from the 16th, 17th, and (most frequently) 18th centuries. Apparently most rhymes were originally composed for adults, many as popular ballads and songs. The earliest known published collection is Tommy Thumb's (Pretty) Song Book (1744), including “Little Tom Tucker,” “Sing a Song of Sixpence,” and “Who Killed Cock Robin?” The most influential collection was Mother Goose's Melody (1781), including “Jack and Jill,” “Ding Dong Bell,” and “Hush-a-bye Baby on the Tree Top.” How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The cynical sisters' mix of alternative spiked with sarcasm cheekily mocks listeners with dark nursery-rhyme warnings: ". This collection has been broken into four board books, all with nursery-rhyme titles. ACTIVITY: At Van Holten School in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Maren Vitali's second graders worked in pairs picking nursery-rhyme characters--a victim and a suspect--and making "Wanted" posters, each with a picture of the culprit, a summary of the crime, the evidence, and the reward. |
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