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My village that I love My village, my sweet home Where my father, mother and family live It's not easy to forget it It's so hard to be away My peaceful, friendly village I miss it every day A collection of nursery verses for young children (and the young at heart). From Iran to Iceland, Samoa to Switzerland, readers can delight in quirky, touching and funny verses from 22 different countries, brought to life by the artwork from exciting young illustrator, Mique Moriuchi, who captures each verse with a uniquely beautiful and child's-eye focus.

Reviews

The verses introduce young children to different cultures as well as helping those from other countries feel included. The book cleverly presents the translated rhyme opposite the verse in its original language. Nursery Education A funny, quirky and touching collection of nursey rhymes from 22 different countries...Young children will love Moriuchi's appealing illustrations and the fun opportunities to play with sound and language that this collection offers. Nursery World Stunningly illustrated by Mique Moriuchi, Danielle Wright's collection contains nursery rhymes from a wealth of countries, accessibly translated. There are action rhymes, lullabies and observations of children's everyday life. A version in the original language and, where appropriate, in original script, are placed alongside each poem giving this fascinating and colourful book long lasting appeal. Carousel Why do I adore this collection of poetry so much? Is it the unique, textured illustrations or the funny and touching poems collected from around the world? Although this fantastic combination makes for a stunning book, my favourite thing is that every poem, whether from Iran, Iceland, Samoa, Switzerland, Japan or Jamaica, is presented in its native tonguue as well as in English. This makes it an inbvaluable tool in enabling all children no matter what their first language is, to access and enjoy great poetry. Nursery Education The rhymes are well chosen and range from funny and bouncy to quiet and thoughtful. The brightly colored collage illustrations complement them well, although sometimes the backgrounds make the text difficult to read. Michael Rosen's introduction provides interesting information for adults sharing nursery rhymes with children. Overall, this fun volume will add some new verses to traditional nursery-rhyme fare School Library Journal A touching and funny collection of verses from 22 countries, ranging from Iran and Russia to Samoa and Brazil, with each brought to life by the wonderful artwork of Mique Moriuchi. Original languages and phonetic versions are included, opening up lots of fun opportunities for playing with the sound and language. Nursery World

Contents

6 - Introduction 8 - New Zealand 'Big Whale' 10 - China 'Little Friends, Hand in Hand' 12 - Australia 'Grandfather 14 - Norway 'Rain' 16 - Ireland 'The Little Donkey' 18 - Tonga 'Spotty Spider' 20 - Jamaica 'Tingalay-o!' 22 - Japan 'Song of Kites' 24 - Zimbabwe 'Beautiful Bird' 26 - Fiji 'Tapioca' 28 - Indonesia 'My Village' 30 - Denmark 'Snowman Frost' 32 - Iran 'Let's Play' 34 - Germany 'Dance, Little Child, Dance!' 36 - Samoa 'Savalivali' 38 - Switzerland 'Joggeli, can you Ride?' 40 - Russia 'Hush You Mice' 42 - Brazil 'If This Street Were Mine' 44 - France 'What is my Hand Doing?' 46 - Holland 'Kortjakje is always sick' 48 - Iceland 'Bye, Bye Blacking' 50 - India 'Bathtime' 52 - Credits and acknowledgments

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