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OVER THE CANDLESTICK
[ON BACKORDER]
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Written by
Wayne Montgomery
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Illustrated by
Michael G. Montgomery
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Hardcover: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-259-0
Total Pages: 32
Size: 9 x 11-3/8
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Picture Books, ages 4-8/Fiction
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Wayne Montgomery, a graduate of Mercer University, started the
first large sports training facility in middle Georgia. He lives in Georgia.
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Michael G. Montgomery has illustrated numerous children's books. He attended Georgia Southern University and the University of Georgia. Montgomery lives in Georgia.You can visit Michael G. Montgomery's website at: www.michaelgmontgomery.com
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CLASSIC NURSERY RHYMES AND THE REAL STORIES BEHIND THEM
A special addition to nursery rhyme collections, this beautifully illustrated volume includes the interesting facts behind well-known verses
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
Reading Counts Test #: Q33560
Reading Counts Level: 6.8
AR Quiz#: 57416
AR Reading Level: 6.9
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WITH WHIMSICAL, FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS and a little historical detective work, Michael and Wayne Montgomery have created a delightful and original nursery rhyme book that will entertain as well as educate readers, young and old alike.
This volume brings together more than twenty classic nursery rhymes, riddles, and tongue twisters and offers a fascinating glimpse into their age, origin, and meaning of each. Youngsters will enjoy such perennial favorites as Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole, London Bridge, Rain, Rain, Go Away, and others. Younger children will delight in the rhymes and beautiful illustrations while older children and adults will be fascinated by the historical details.
Did you know?
- In the late seventeenth century, Humpty Dumpty was the name for a popular ale and brandy drink.
- Some scholars believe a Pilgrim youth wrote "Hush A Bye Baby" after watching a native American mother hang her infant's birch bark cradle on a tree branch.
- Candlestick jumping, as recounted in "Jack Be Nimble," was once viewed as a challenging sport and a means of foretelling the future.
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Reviews
"...engaging and accessible...." School Library Journal "...notable... fascinating.... This truly is a book that will entertain people of all ages."The Bloomsbury Review "...a handsome new effort... worth noting.... fun, golly-gee stuff, enhanced by Michael Montgomery's lovely oil illustrations."Atlanta Journal-Constitution "...handsome... lively illustrations...." School Library Journal
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Awards
*Nominee, 2003-2004 Florida Sunshine State Children's Book Award
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