Doctor Knickerbocker and Other Rhymes - Couverture rigide

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Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1550740792 ISBN 13 : 9781550740790

Synopsis

Book by Booth David

A propos du livre

From Publishers Weekly

This Canadian duo contributes a sprightly addition to the growing literature of children's street and playground verse. Their offering is chock-full of the poems of childhood: counting rhymes, jumprope rhymes, tongue-twisters, shaggy-dog stories ("I came before you / To stand beyond you . . . "), irreverent variations on "Mary Had a Little Lamb"' and more. Kovalski, departing from the warm, cozy style she established in such titles as The Wheels on the Bus , here combines historical woodcuts with her own pen-and-ink drawings to create wonderfully lively black-and-white spreads which nod at Edward Gorey in their prankishness. Her figures interact with one another and even with the verses' text: speech bubbles issue from gargoyles, riddles are written on a blackboard, lettering traverses the horizontals of a jumprope and a dog's leash. More droll than outright mischievous, in contrast to the Opie/Sendak I Saw Esau , and with a picture-book format that suits it to a slightly younger audience, this collection is similar in its ample capacity to entertain, surprise and delight. Ages 8-up.
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Kirkus Reviews

In an attractive counterpoint to the Opie/Sendak I Saw Esau (1992), Booth offers a broad, large-size collection of schoolyard rhymes grouped by period: ``Out Loud, Right Now!'' (contemporary); ``Mama Said It and I Say It Too'' (the largest, which by rights could include much from the first group); and ``Echoes from Long Ago.'' By their nature, these chants, taunts, and jokes have appeal; Kovalski adds to it with her detailed b&w illustrations of scamps and mischief-makers, combining bits of 19th-century woodcuts with her own lively crosshatched pen drawings and adroitly arranging several rhymes and images on each page with much of the text hand-lettered in cartoon-style balloons or incorporated into the art. Kids will love finding old favorites and picking up some new ones. Indexes by first line and by 12 ``types''--''autograph,'' ``skipping,'' ``superstitions,'' etc. (Folklore/Picture book. 8-11) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Détails de l'édition

• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1550740792
• ISBN 13: 9781550740790
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible