First Verses: Composite Volume

by JohnFoster (Editor), Carol Thompson (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.29

  This is a collection of modern poems for young children, many of them specially written for this book. It is divided into four sections - counting rhymes, finger rhymes, chanting rhymes, and action rhymes (each of which is also available as a separate paperback), and throughout the anthology there are instructions on how to play any unfamiliar games.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.80

  This is a collection of modern poems for children, many of them written specifically for this book. It is divided into four sections: Counting Rhymes, Finger Rhymes, Chanting Rhymes, and Action Rhymes. The brief poems are fun-to-read, and Carol Thompson's beautiful illustrations show young readers how to act out the rhymes. This brings children into the poems to play along, making reading even more fun.