The Oxford Nursery Treasury - Hardcover

Beck, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192781642 ISBN 13: 9780192781642

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2001

Synopsis

A collection of classic rhymes, songs, lullabies, and fairy tales, The Oxford Nursery Treasury collects the most-loved poetry and prose for young children in a single, beautifully illustrated volume. From the story of "The Hare and the Tortoise" to "The Porridge Pot," from "Bobby Shaftoe" to "Down With The Lambs", there is something here for everyone to enjoy. Stories about animals alternate with poems about magical adventures, which then give way to nursery rhymes, songs, and nonsense verse, followed by more tales about kings and princesses and heroes. Ian Beck's exquisite illustrations create an evocative childhood world which lingers in the imagination long after closing the book.

About this title

About the Author:

Ian Beck is a much-acclaimed artist who has illustrated Round and Round the Garden and The Oxford Nursery Book for Oxford. He lives in Lonon with his wife and three children.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-K-A collection of 32 familiar nursery poems and rhymes and 5 stories: "The Princess and the Pea," "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Porridge Pot," "Chicken Licken," and "Lazy Jack." No credit is given to authors or origin of the entries and there is no source information. Almost every page is accompanied by a charming illustration. This is an adequate resource, but the selections can be found in numerous other books, making it most appropriate for those seeking to build extensive collections of nursery rhymes and traditional tales, but less helpful to those interested in poems and stories linked with source information.
Helen Foster James, University of California at San Diego
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0192781642
• ISBN 13: 9780192781642
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 92