The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes

by Peter Opie

Book Overview

Here is a brand new edition of the classic anthology of nursery rhymes--over 500 rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, and lullabies traditionally handed down to young children. Included are all of your... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198691114
• ISBN13: 9780198691112
• Release Date: November 1951
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Simply wonderfull!

It's simply wonderfull! More than 500 nursery rhymes, lullabies and riddles with great and interesting notices about origin.

Simply wonderfull!

It's simply wonderfull! More than 500 nursery rhymes, lullabies, riddles with intresting notices about origin. A real treasure for me and for my site: www.filastrocche.it.

A must for anyone interested in NRs and their origin

This is the seminal publication on nursery rhymes, IMO. The Opies have been collecting information about nursery rhymes for more than 50 years. The second edition of their OD of NR was published last year (1997) and is greatly updated on the first. It includes indepth analysis of over 550 nursery rhymes. I've been unable to find a NS of my knowledge that isn't included in there.It makes a great present for a new-born, or his/her parents more like!