The Children's Poets: Analyses and Appraisals of the Greatest English and American Poets for Children, for Use in Normal Schools, Library Schools, and Homes |
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... story of the Man in Our Town who scratched out his eyes and then scratched them in , and in the story of the Man who ran fourteen miles in fifteen days . Other jingles are amusing because of the solemn air with which a trivial fact is ...
... story of the Man in Our Town who scratched out his eyes and then scratched them in , and in the story of the Man who ran fourteen miles in fifteen days . Other jingles are amusing because of the solemn air with which a trivial fact is ...
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... story is a story , and a child will crack a pretty tough nut to get at the kernel . Many of us , for example , can remember gulping down Bible stories as bits of exciting narration , the while jauntily ignoring the " lesson " embodied ...
... story is a story , and a child will crack a pretty tough nut to get at the kernel . Many of us , for example , can remember gulping down Bible stories as bits of exciting narration , the while jauntily ignoring the " lesson " embodied ...
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... story of the poem told to them first , then have the poem read to them . " In this volume are brought together fables , legends , and tales of humor and feeling , of fairy - lore and magic , historical stories , par- ables , and sacred ...
... story of the poem told to them first , then have the poem read to them . " In this volume are brought together fables , legends , and tales of humor and feeling , of fairy - lore and magic , historical stories , par- ables , and sacred ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I CHILDRENS POETRY AND CHILDRENS POETS | 1 |
MOTHER GOOSE | 11 |
ANN AND JANE TAYLOR | 49 |
Copyright | |
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