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The Inner City Mother Goose
(Hardcover, 1996)
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Author: Eve Merriam
Illustrated by: David Diaz
Contemporary themes are used to update traditional Mother Goose rhymes. Social commentaries are made...
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0689806779
ISBN-13: 9780689806773
May 1996
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Grade:
From 7 to 9
Edition: 3
Language: English |
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Synopsis
Contemporary themes are used to update traditional Mother Goose rhymes. Social commentaries are made on subjects involving inner city life and political issues. Color illustrations accompany the verses., Poems inspired by traditional nursery rhymes depict the grim reality of inner city life, including such topics as crime, drug abuse, unemployment, and inadequate housing.
| Size | | Height: | 9.8 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 10.4 oz |
Industry Reviews
"These wicked rhymes will make you laugh even as you cringe at how accurate her bars still are today. Good provocative reading for parent and child together."
Los Angeles Times Book Review - Karen Stabiner (04/21/1996)
"Diaz's illustrations are darkly glowing portraits bounded by thick black lines; the figures are contemporary, but there is something muralistic about the compositions and palette that occasionally recalls Diego Rivera. In addition to intriguing readers who want some toughness in their poetry, this might also provoke some useful class discussions."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Deborah Stevenson
"David Diaz, who seem to specialize in books about the inner city, does a splendid job with the illustrations."
Philadelphia Inquirer - Ann Waldron (08/04/1996)
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