The Neighborhood Mother Goose (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780060515737)

Every day, children the world over sing, shout, and celebrate Mother Goose rhymes. And now there's a new reason to cheer: Nina Crews has added her own remarkable, jazzy style of illustration to a collection of forty-one favorite verses. Whether it's Jack jumping over a candlestick (atop a cupcake), Georgie Porgie kissing the girls (at the playground), or a fine lady riding a white horse (on the carousel), this exuberant treasury is sure to be read and enjoyed over and over again.

Author: Nina Crews
ISBN-10: 0060515732
ISBN-13: 9780060515737
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2003
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 10.78h x 8.72w x 0.49d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 78930 / Neighborhood Mother Goose

Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/2003 pg. 668
Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2003 pg. 1449
School Library Journal 01/01/2004 pg. 112
Publishers Weekly 01/19/2004 pg. 75
Black Issues Book Review 03/01/2004 pg. 68
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2004 pg. 267
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2004 pg. 339
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 28
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 415 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2004 pg. 1143
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2004 pg. 43
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 415 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Publishers Weekly 01/26/2004
ALA Notable Children's Books 02/15/2005 pg. 1014