My Village
Rhymes from Around the World
Published on 1. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
60 pages
978-1-877467-10-3 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of nursery verses for young children as a companion book to traditional Mother Goose titles. From Iran to Iceland, Samoa to Switzerland, readers can delight in quirky, touching and funny verses from 22 different countries, brought to life by the artwork from exciting young UK illustrator, Mique Moriuchi. Original languages and phonetic versions included.
Reviews / Votes
"What a treasure... A valuable resource for early childhood educators providing an introduction to the look and sound of other languages as well as art, poetry and geography curricular." -- Beatties Book Blog (NZ) "...superbly illustrated by a rising British artist." -- Australian Women's Weekly (AU) "It's a charming introduction to international poetry." -- Woman's DayMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wellington
New Zealand
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 2 years
Product notice
Picture book
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-877467-10-3 (9781877467103)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
UK artist 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. Collected by Danielle Wright.