Children's counting-out rhymes, fingerplays, jump-rope, and bounce-ball chants and other rhythms : a comprehensive English-language reference

Delamar, Gloria T. (Author).

Summary: On t.p.: A comprehensive English language reference.

Item details

ISBN: 0899500641
ISBN: 9780899500645
Physical Description: print
xvii, 206 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 1983.

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Spine title: Children's rhymes and rhythms.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Fingerplays -- Pat-a-cake -- Rockabye baby -- Here's the church -- Brownie -- The Noble Duke of York -- The family's things -- Big eyes -- Shake them, shake them -- Pancake -- Let us chase the squirrel -- Birdies flying -- A-hunting -- Fireflies -- Eensy weensy spider -- Grandma -- Little bunny -- In and out -- The meadow -- A cup of tea -- Creeping -- The mice -- A little boy went walking -- The pigs -- All for baby -- My garden bed -- Three balls -- Garden bed -- The caterpillar's life -- A little plant -- Leaves, flowers, and fruits -- The seed and the rain -- Right hand, left hand -- Rain -- Flowers grow -- Ladybug -- Raindrops -- The snow -- Snowdrops -- Making a snowman -- Birds on a stone -- Pease porridge -- Big Indians -- Indians and trees -- Ten little Indians -- I can make my fingers go -- Two hands have I -- In the sky -- The moon -- The earth -- The seasons -- Five little farmers -- Mr. Turkey and Mr. Duck -- The funny men -- Whisky, frisky -- Learning -- Where Is Thumbkin? -- Ox -- Birdies on the wire --The zigzag boy and girl --Two little blackbirds -- Fish and birds live -- Jack-in-the-box says "ho" -- Goldfish -- Ten little fishes --Open, shut them -- The senses -- A face -- The cobbler -- Row, row -- The green leafy tree -- The boy in the barn -- This little boy -- Now my hands -- Jim and Jane -- As ... can be -- Old Ned -- Traffic lights -- Two little puppy dogs -- Mousie Brown -- Two little houses -- Robin's nest -- The bunny's hole -- Choo-choo -- Right and left hands -- Five little soldiers -- Ten little soldiers -- Bear in a cave -- My hands -- The bear hunt -- Hickory, dickory, dock -- Jack and Jill -- Little Miss Muffet -- Robin redbreast -- Humpty Dumpty -- Robin redbreast and pussy cat -- Little Boy Blue -- Wee Willie Winkie -- Jenny wren -- The King of France -- Sing a song of sixpence -- Jack Horner -- Jack be nimble -- Mistress Mary --