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I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book

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"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." That's what children chant when they are being teased; it's what their parents chanted, and probably their grandparents before them. Collected in this invaluable book are the wit and wisdom of generations of schoolchildren—more than 170 selections ranging from insults and riddles to jeers and jump-rope rhymes. With Iona Opie's introduction and detailed notes and Maurice Sendak's remarkable pictures—vignettes, sequences, and full-page paintings both wickedly funny and comically sad—it offers knowledge and entertainment to all who open it.

Synopsis:

Every collection of children's books should include this invaluable volume--a compilation of the wit and wisdom of generations of schoolchildren. Here are more than 170 selections ranging from insults and riddles to tongue twisters, jeers and jump-rope rhymes. Full-color illustrations.
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About the Author

Iona and Peter Opie were married in 1943 and worked together for nearly forty years, studying and writing about childrens lore and literature until Peters death in 1982. Among their collaborations is The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes. Iona Opie lives in England.

Maurice Sendak has created texts and illustrations for more than seventy books, which have sold millions of copies around the world. He has won numerous awards, including a Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his body of work. He lives in New England.

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ISBN:
9781564020468
Editor:
Opie, Iona A.
Editor:
Opie, Peter
Editor:
Opie, Iona A.
Editor:
Opie, Peter
Author:
Opie, Iona
Author:
Opie, Peter
Author:
Opie, Iona A.
Author:
Sendak, Maurice
Publisher:
Candlewick Press (MA)
Location:
Cambridge, Mass. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Boys / Men
Subject:
Boys
Subject:
Poetry - Nursery Rhymes
Subject:
English poetry
Subject:
Children's writings
Subject:
Children's poetry, English
Subject:
Folk poetry, English.
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies
Subject:
Children s-General
Subject:
Classics
Copyright:
2000
Edition Number:
1st U.S. ed.
Edition Description:
Us
Series Volume:
500-173.
Publication Date:
19920631
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from K up to 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
4-COLOR
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
7.67x5.61x1.22 in. .90 lbs.
Age Level:
04-08
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