My village : rhymes from around the world

Format:

Book

Title:

My village : rhymes from around the world

Other title(s):

Rhymes from around the world

ISBN:

9781847806277

Publication:

London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2015.

Physical Description:

53 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

General Note:

Originally published: Wellington: Gecko, 2008.

Contents:

New Zealand: Big whale = Tohorā nui -- China: Little friends, hand in hand = Xiao peng you, gou gou shou -- Australia: Grandfather = Madlalla / Ruby Hammond and Rob Amery -- Norway: Rain = Regn / Sigbjørn Obstfelder -- Ireland: The little donkey / Elizabeth Shane -- Tonga: Spotty spider = Hina, hina -- Jamaica: Tingalay-o! -- Japan: Song of kites = Taco no uta -- Zimbabwe: Beautiful bird = Shiri yakanaka -- Fiji: Tapioca = Tavioka -- Indonesia: My village = Desaku -- Denmark: Snowman Frost = Snemand Frost -- Iran: Let's play = Man ham bazi -- Germany: Dance, little child, dance! = Tanz, Kindlein, Tanz! -- Samoa: Savalivali -- Switzerland: Joggeli, can you ride? = Joggeli, chasch au rite? -- Russia: Hush you mice = Tishe, myshi -- Brazil: If this street were mine = Se esta rua fosse minha -- France: What is my hand doing? = Que fait ma main? -- Holland: Kortjakje is always sick = Altijd is Kortjakje ziek -- Iceland: Bye, bye, Blacking = Bí, bí og blaka -- India: Bathtime = Nawanu wakar.

Summary:

In a new edition of this special book, 22 nursery rhymes from Iran to Iceland and Samoa to Switzerland have been carefully chosen and beautifully illustrated by Mique Moriuchi. A celebration of cultural diversity, each poem appears in its original language (19 languages are included) next to an English translation so young children can delight in quirky, touching and funny verses from all over the world.

Subject(s):

Genre:

Added Author:

Rosen, Michael, 1946-

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	J 808.81 MY VILLAGE 2015	Searching... Unknown

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Author Notes

Danielle Wright's background is in book publishing and she spent a few years working for Frederick Warne (UK) and Penguin Books (UK) as well as Penguin Books (NZ). More recently she has been proofreading and editing books - mostly for Random House (NZ). She enjoyed teaching migrants English when gaining her CELTA and then worked with many different migrant organisations while writing speeches for Sir Barry Curtis (when he was the Mayor of Manukau). During this time, she was surprised to learn that there are over 165 different ethnic groups in Manukau alone!

Michael Rosen is an enormously successful and popular writer, poet, scriptwriter, performer and broadcaster. Winner of the Smarties Award, the Other Award and the Signal Poets Award, he has written more than a hundred children's titles. In 1997 he won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for his outstanding contribution to children's literature, and in 2007 he became the Children's Laureate.

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Mique Moriuchi works with bits and pieces, textured paint and collage for her rich and unique pictures for children's books such as Granny Torelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech (Bloomsbury) and Talk Peace by Sam Williams (Hodder Children's UK). Mique Moriuchi has a (BA) Hons. in Graphic design from Norwich School of Art & Design and an MA in sequential design and illustration from the University of Brighton.