| The Rooster Crows: A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Petersham, Maud (Author), Petersham, Miska (Author), Petersham, Maud (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689711530 ISBN-13: 9780689711534 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1987 Annotation: Winner of the Caldecott Medal. Generations of children have grown up with "The Bear Went over the Mountain," "Lazy Mary," and "Yankee Doodle." here is a collection that includes these, and many more of the favorite playtime rhymes that are a lasting part of America's -- and childhood's -- heritage. Maud and Miska Petersham's classic illustrations bring this "American Mother Goose" to life, in a way sure to charm both children and adults. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies - Juvenile Fiction | Nursery Rhymes - Juvenile Fiction | Stories In Verse (see Also Poetry) |
| Dewey: 398.8 |
| LCCN: 87001138 |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 7.82" W x 10.29" (0.44 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Petersham, Miska: - 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.Petersham, Maud: - 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.Petersham, Miska: - 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. |