Half for you and half for me : best-loved nursery rhymes and the stories behind them /
Govier, Katherine, 1948-
Half for you and half for me : best-loved nursery rhymes and the stories behind them / Half for you & half for me Katherine Govier ; illustrated by Sarah Clement. - First edition. - 182 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.
For use in osborne collection only. not available for interloan.
Katherine Govier "discovered that the oldest rhymes were not intended for children, but repeated by adults, who were for the most part powerless to change their situations. They would use rhymes speak in code, marking events, making fun of the powerful and passing judgment. In Half for You and Half for Me, the author breaks the codes of these nursery rhymes in accessible, amusing explanations. Beautifully illustrated with vintage pictures as well as contemporary color drawings done especially for this book, Half for You and Half for Me will engage, delight, entertain and inform younger and older readers alike. An essential title for every family bookshelf." --Amazon.com.
9781770502123 (bound) 1770502122 (bound)
20139082786
Nursery rhymes.
Nursery rhymes--History and criticism.
Nursery rhymes.
Half for you and half for me : best-loved nursery rhymes and the stories behind them / Half for you & half for me Katherine Govier ; illustrated by Sarah Clement. - First edition. - 182 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.
For use in osborne collection only. not available for interloan.
Katherine Govier "discovered that the oldest rhymes were not intended for children, but repeated by adults, who were for the most part powerless to change their situations. They would use rhymes speak in code, marking events, making fun of the powerful and passing judgment. In Half for You and Half for Me, the author breaks the codes of these nursery rhymes in accessible, amusing explanations. Beautifully illustrated with vintage pictures as well as contemporary color drawings done especially for this book, Half for You and Half for Me will engage, delight, entertain and inform younger and older readers alike. An essential title for every family bookshelf." --Amazon.com.
9781770502123 (bound) 1770502122 (bound)
20139082786
Nursery rhymes.
Nursery rhymes--History and criticism.
Nursery rhymes.