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40 pp.
| Dutton
| March, 2009
|
TradeISBN 978-0-525-47875-1$17.99
(3)
K-3
Poems from around the world describe everyday activities (playing, watching clouds, preparing for bed), helping demonstrate the universality of childhood. Such familiar rhymes as "Ring Around the Rosie" and "Dreidel Song" are included alongside less well-known pieces from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, etc. The translated poems read smoothly. Bucolic illustrations display the nuances of each culture while retaining Chorao's distinctive style.