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Mama Goose: A Latino Nursery Treasury

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Alma Flor Ada and Isabel Campoy, acclaimed authors and scholars of Latino literature, have spent years culling popular and beloved lullabies, jump-rope songs, riddles, proverbs, and more from all over the Spanish-speaking world. The result is the most comprehensive bilingual folklore collection available in this country.

Full of charm and humor, rich with the diversity of Latino cultures, this one-of-a-kind treasury is the perfect introduction to Latino folklore for English speakers, and a trove of familiar favorites for Spanish speakers.

The collection includes: Lullabies, Proverbs, Finger plays, Riddles, Lap games, Tall tales and never-ending stories, Sayings for various occasions, A ballad, Nursery rhymes, Songs, Jump-rope songs, Birthday songs,
Song games, Christmas carols.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Release: March 01, 2005

ISBN: 0786819537

ISBN 13: 9780786819539

Mama Goose: A Latino Nursery Treasury

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Alma Flor Ada and Isabel Campoy, acclaimed authors and scholars of Latino literature, have spent years culling popular and beloved lullabies, jump-rope songs, riddles, proverbs, and more from all over the Spanish-speaking world. The result is the most comprehensive bilingual folklore collection available in this country.

Full of charm and humor, rich with the diversity of Latino cultures, this one-of-a-kind treasury is the perfect introduction to Latino folklore for English speakers, and a trove of familiar favorites for Spanish speakers.

The collection includes: Lullabies, Proverbs, Finger plays, Riddles, Lap games, Tall tales and never-ending stories, Sayings for various occasions, A ballad, Nursery rhymes, Songs, Jump-rope songs, Birthday songs,
Song games, Christmas carols.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Release: March 01, 2005

ISBN: 0786819537

ISBN 13: 9780786819539

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