02113cam a2200421 i 4500 625818910 TxAuBib 20060608120000.0 040224s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004004273 9780375925160 $17.99 0375925163 $17.99 (OCoLC)61169190 DLC eng rda DLC TxAuBib rda Schoolyard rhymes : kids' own rhymes for rope skipping, hand clapping, ball bouncing, and just plain fun / selected by Judy Sierra ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet. First edition. Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. 31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. HornBook Gde April 00,2006. Sch Libr Jnl October 00,2005. BCCB September 00,2005. Horn Book September 00,2005. "Schoolyard rhymes are catchy and fun. They are easy to remember. In fact, they stick in the mind like bubble gum to a shoe." writes Judy Sierra in her introduction to this lively collection of traditional playground chants. Included are more than 50 verses ranging from the familiar jump rope rhyme about the mythical lady with the alligator purse to less familiar counting-out ones, from funny rhymes for ball-bouncing and hand-clapping games to "Liar, liar, pants on fire, nose as long as a telephone wire" and other choice insults of children. Melissa Sweet includes bright, colorful fabric swatches in her watercolor-and-pencil collages to perfectly capture the spirit of these funky, street-smart verses that children love to recite and chant. "From the Hardcover edition. 07-10. 2-5. 20060608. Nursery rhymes. Games. Singing games. Sierra, Judy. Sweet, Melissa, illustrator. TXAAL