| |
An illustrated collection of classic children's poetry (48 pages), accompanied by an audio CD (1 hr. 18 min.) featuring musical adaptations by Natalie Merchant. The 19 poem anthology has selections written by 19th- and 20th-century British & American poets from Ogden Nash and Edward Lear to Rachel Field and Jack Prelutsky. The end matter includes black-and-white photographs of the poets as well as music credits for the special-edition music CD with original songs (from the 2010 album) and a variety of musical styles. Not a read-along/sing-along. IL K-6. | |