The Poetry Book, Bücher 1

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Rand, McNally, 1926 - 142 Seiten
A poetry collection including works by Whitman, Stevenson, Lear, and De la Mare. A Brief afterwod describes the curriculum experiment which preceded the publication of the original nine volumes.
 

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Seite 58 - Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow Gave a lustre of midday to objects below ; When what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver so lively and quick I knew in a moment it must be St.
Seite 34 - The Swing How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do!
Seite 117 - IN winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go bed and see The birds still hopping on the tree, Or hear the grown-up people's feet Still going past me in the street. And does it not seem hard to you, When all the sky is clear and blue, And I should like so much to play, To have to go to bed by day...
Seite 39 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
Seite 64 - BLOCK CITY WHAT are you able to build with your blocks ? Castles and palaces, temples and docks. Rain may keep raining, and others go roam, But I can be happy and building at home.
Seite 22 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Seite 69 - Old King Cole Was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three!
Seite 76 - Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing thro'. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.
Seite 4 - Hey, Diddle, Diddle, the cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon.
Seite 112 - The Queen of Hearts She made some tarts, All on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts He stole those tarts, And took them clean away. The King of Hearts Called for the tarts, And beat the Knave full sore; The Knave of Hearts Brought back the tarts, And vowed he'd steal no more.

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