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Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young

Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young Hardcover - 1986

by Selected by Jack Prelutsky; Marc Brown (Illustrator)

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The editor of The Random House Book of Poetry for Children now fills a similar need for younger children with this sparkling collection of more than 200 poems for preschoolers who are outgrowing nursery rhymes. Full-color illustrations.

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Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 112
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, New York
  • Date 1986
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0394872185I4N01
  • ISBN 9780394872186 / 0394872185
  • Weight 1.41 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.92 x 9.02 x 0.47 in (30.28 x 22.91 x 1.19 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Library of Congress subjects Children's poetry, Poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 86007147
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.008

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From the publisher

Jack Prelutsky was born in Brooklyn, New York.  He attended New York City Public Schools and studied voice at the High School of Music and Art.  He enrolled in Hunter College in Manhattan but left soon after "to become a beatnik".  Jack has been a cab driver, a busboy, a photographer, a furniture mover, a potter, and a folk singer. He enjoys bicycling, playing racquetball, woodworking and cooking.  He lives in Washington State with his wife Carolynn and a vast collection of poetry books and frogs in every shape, size, and form -- except living!  There was a time when Jack couldn't stand poetry.  In grade school he had a teacher who left him with the impression that poetry was the literary equivalent of liver.  He rediscovered poetry in his twenties, and he decided that he would write about things that kids really cared about, and that he would strive to make poetry delightful. He has been writing poetry for more than twenty years and has published more than three dozen books for children.  

From the jacket flap

First published in 1986 and just as fresh and relevant today, this widely acclaimed, child-friendly poetry anthology is now being reissued with a striking new jacket. In his introduction to this book Jim Trelease, bestselling author of "The Read-Aloud Handbook, writes, "No one better recognizes the essence of the child-poetry connection than poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky. . . . Here are more than 200 little poems to feed little people with little attention spans to help both grow. Marc Brown's inviting illustrations add a visual dimension to the poems, which further engage young imaginations." The poems are by 119 of the best-known poets of the 20th century.

Media reviews

“All truly easy to read aloud.”—The Horn Book Magazine

“Bound to develop an appreciation for poetry at a very young age.”—School Library Journal

“Parents will discover it is as much fun to read as it is for the little ones to hear.”—Chicago Tribune

“Marc Brown’s pictures of children and animals, each lovingly depicted, convey the universal childhood exuberance found in each rhyme.”—Boston Sunday Globe

A Horn Book Fanfare Honor Book

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/1998, Page 408
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/28/1986, Page 0
  • PW Notes and Reprints, 03/08/2004, Page 76
  • School Library Journal, 12/01/1986, Page 0

About the author

Jack Prelutsky was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended New York City Public Schools and studied voice at the High School of Music and Art. He enrolled in Hunter College in Manhattan but left soon after "to become a beatnik". Jack has been a cab driver, a busboy, a photographer, a furniture mover, a potter, and a folk singer. He enjoys bicycling, playing racquetball, woodworking and cooking. He lives in Washington State with his wife Carolynn and a vast collection of poetry books and frogs in every shape, size, and form -- except living! There was a time when Jack couldn't stand poetry. In grade school he had a teacher who left him with the impression that poetry was the literary equivalent of liver. He rediscovered poetry in his twenties, and he decided that he would write about things that kids really cared about, and that he would strive to make poetry delightful. He has been writing poetry for more than twenty years and has published more than three dozen books for children.

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