Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
by Arthur Rackham (Illustrator)
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A collection of 162 nursery rhymes illustrated by the well-known illustrator, Arthur Rackham.Tags
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Rackham collects some of the most well-known nursery rhymes for this collection, which when supplemented by this drawings becomes a beautiful treasury.
I think I've got the edition wrong here, but with the edition that has the lovely, lovely art combined with really decent story telling: Win.
Wonderful and quirky illustrations by Arthur Rackham make this an excellent addition to anyone's collection.
Use with a variety of elementary grade levels. Young children will love hearing the nursery rhymes. Older children may use for plays. This book contains a plethora of traditional nursery rhymes with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Addresses fantasy, folktales, rhyming, real life hardships. In the classroom, read aloud to young children and then have them draw a picture to build listening comprehension skills. For older students, have groups put on a play/skit of the rhyme or write their own nursery rhyme.
One of my favorite Mother Goose books, since Rackham is one of my favorite illustrators.
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Arthur Rackham was born in London, England. At the age of 18, he worked as a clerk at the Westminster Fire Office and began studying part-time at the Lambeth School of Art. In 1892 he left his job and started working for The Westminster Budget as a reporter and illustrator. His first book illustrations were published in 1893 in To the Other Side show more by Thomas Rhodes, but his first serious commission was in 1894 for The Dolly Dialogues, the collected sketches of Anthony Hope, who later went on to write The Prisoner of Zenda. Book illustrating then became Rackham's career for the rest of his life. Rackham invented his own unique technique which resembled photographic reproduction; he would first sketch an outline of his drawing, then lightly block in shapes and details. Afterwards he would add lines in pen and India ink, removing the pencil traces after it had dried. With color pictures, he would then apply multiple washes of color until transparent tints were created. Arthur Rackham died in 1939 of cancer in his home in Limpsfield, Surrey. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1999
- People/Characters
- Mother Goose
- First words
- Old King Cole
Was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl,
And he called for his fiddlers three. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The King of Hearts
Called for the tarts,
And beat the Knave full sore;
The Knave of Hearts
Brought back the tarts,
And vowed he'd steal no more. - Original language
- English
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- Members
- 266
- Popularity
- 121,921
- Reviews
- 5
- Rating
- (4.15)
- Languages
- English, Norwegian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 13
- ASINs
- 11
