CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 2, 2004
"Lively, toe-tapping fun. (Picture book. 2-4)"
This collection of ten rhymes and songs manages to group some traditional favorites such as Trot Trot to Boston and Hush Little Baby with more modern folk songs like Woodie Guthrie's Jig Along Home.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 30, 2004
"An elegant tribute to an American classic. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Caldecott Honor–artist Plume puts an Amish spin on the oft-sung favorite with lovely, old-fashioned, colored-pencil scenes and border designs inspired by Pennsylvania Dutch motifs and folk art.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2004
"Storytimers will be singing along from page one. (Picture book. 2-6)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2003
"Packaged with musical arrangement, and a CD with versions of the song by Seeger and the Byrds. (Picture book. 7-9)"
The title of Pete Seeger's best-known song is also the best way to view Halperin's art; for each line of lyrics, she offers a circular painting, composed in the round and containing dozens of microscopically precise vignettes exemplifying the given idea.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2001
"Read it—better yet, sing it—to children, and let them pore over the powerful pictures. (musical notation, photo credits) (Picture book. 6+)"
Celebrating the centenary of the song frequently dubbed "The Negro National Anthem," this matches those stirring lyrics to equally heartfelt black-and-white photos.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 30, 1995
"Playful, forthright, and happy—with some seeds and a couple of small tools, this is a terrific gift for a young gardener. (Picture book. 3-6)"
The lyrics to the well-known children's song, a line or two per page, illustrated with charming scenes of a little boy and his dog making a garden.
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