viii, 255pp w extensive indices. First published in soft cover wrappers, this book has been professionally rebound in hard cover cloth w original wrapper covers neatly glued to boards and crisp white lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Quarto.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Creative Fingerplays and Action Rhymes: An Index and Guide to Their Use

Publisher

Oryx Press, Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.

Publication Date

1992

Language

English

ISBN 10

0897747097

ISBN 13

9780897747097

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Hester, Ellen Kae

Condition

Near Fine

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Education and Teaching

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Synopsis

Each chapter defines a separate developmental period and contains approximately 10 fingerplays or action rhymes appropriate for that age. Included among the 100 examples are those especially suited for E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) students and for special needs children. Also included is a subject and first-line index of 3,000 additional fingerplays and action rhymes you will find in collected editions.

About the Author

JEFF DEFTY is a children's librarian at the Eugene Public Library, Oregon. A preschool teacher from 1980 to 1986, he is freelance storyteller, a musician, and the creator and coproducer of The Wishing Well storytelling program series on Eugene's community access channel. In addition, Defy is a member of the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (NAPPS), the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and the Oregon Library Association.

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