Row, Row, Row Your Boat - Hardcover

Goodhart, Pippa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517709708 ISBN 13: 9780517709702

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1997

Synopsis

"Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream..."  The popular song beloved by generations of families with young children is now an exciting adventure story.  As two children row their boat downstream, it stops at a magical island, where they meet up with some monkeys, elephants, and--yikes-- a lion.  Now it's time to run as fast as they can back to the safety of their boat, before the lion catches up with them!  Preschoolers will delight in discovering a favorite verse on the printed page, and it's been shown that seeing and singing the words of a familiar song can help children with early stages of reading readiness.  The addition of inventive verses, beautiful art, and a visual storyline breathe new life into an old standard. "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream."  

About this title

About the Author

Pippa Goodhart and Stephen Lambert both live in England.

From the Inside Flap

Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream..."</i>  The popular song beloved by generations of families with young children is now an exciting adventure story.  As two children row their boat downstream, it stops at a magical island, where they meet up with some monkeys, elephants, and--<i>yikes</i>-- a lion.  Now it's time to run as fast as they can back to the safety of their boat, before the lion catches up with them!  Preschoolers will delight in discovering a favorite verse on the printed page, and it's been shown that seeing and singing the words of a familiar song can help children with early stages of reading readiness.  The addition of inventive verses, beautiful art, and a visual storyline breathe new life into an old standard. "<i>Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.</i>"  

Reviews

PreSchool-Grade 2. In this British import, a boy, a girl, and their toy rabbit reenact the traditional song. The story begins with a peaceful water scene; the line "Life is but a dream" signals the start of an adventure. The children head for open sea, jump off on an island, and meet jungle animals. When they come across a lion, they wonder if he will have them "for his tea" and quickly head back to their little boat. They continue to row merrily, wondering, "Was it just a dream?" Music is included opposite the title page. Softly lined, gently colored illustrations are childlike, well composed, and effectively placed on each double-page spread to show movement and relative size.?Maria B. Salvadore, District of Columbia Public Library
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Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0517709708
• ISBN 13: 9780517709702
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32