Oranges and Lemons: Rhymes from Past Times
A nostalgic collection of some of the most well-known and best-loved nursery rhymes, reminding you of their words and exploring their origins and meanings. Everyone has their favourite nursery rhymes, learned when we were so young that we seem always to have known them and their instantly...
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A nostalgic collection of some of the most well-known and best-loved nursery rhymes, reminding you of their words and exploring their origins and meanings. Everyone has their favourite nursery rhymes, learned when we were so young that we seem always to have known them and their instantly recognizable tunes and rhythms. For many, they were the first verses we heard, the first lines we learned by heart.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781782434856 (1782434852)
Publish date: 2016-08-01
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
I'm going to start by saying this is an excellent collection of nursery rhymes. All the rhymes from my childhood, both remembered and forgotten were here (I totally forgot that London Bridges falling down was also a game until I read it here), as well as many that were new to me. Where I thought ...