The Rooster Crows: A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles - Couverture souple

Petersham, Maud; Petersham, Miska

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0689711530 ISBN 13 : 9780689711534

Editeur : Aladdin, 1987

Synopsis

The Caldecott Medal–winning collection of classic American rhymes, songs, and jingles.

Beautifully rendered illustrations accompany well-known nursery rhymes, counting-out games, skipping-rope songs, finger games, and other schoolyard classics beloved by generations of American children. Collected from across America, The Rooster Crows features rhymes both old and new, and will be a perfect addition to any child’s collection.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Maud Petersham was an internationally renowned writer and artist who helped define the modern picture book. Born to a deep-rooted American family in 1890, Maud attended Vassar College in 1912 and later studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. She and her husband Miska worked prolifically for over fifty years, illustrating more than 120 books.

Born Petrezselyem Mihaly in Torokszentmiklos, Hungary, in 1888, Miska Petersham is an internationally renowned, Caldecott Medal–winning writer and artist who helped define the modern picture book. Educated at the Royal National School of Applied Artist in Budapest, he arrived in New York through Ellis Island in 1912. He and his wife Maud worked prolifically for over fifty years, illustrating more than 120 picture books.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The Caldecott Medal–winning collection of classic American rhymes, songs, and jingles.

Beautifully rendered illustrations accompany well-known nursery rhymes, counting-out games, skipping-rope songs, finger games, and other schoolyard classics beloved by generations of American children. Collected from across America, The Rooster Crows features rhymes both old and new, and will be a perfect addition to any child’s collection.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Aladdin
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0689711530
• ISBN 13: 9780689711534
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Petersham Maud, Petersham Miska
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas