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Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Thorndike Pr
Publication date
May 2, 2006
Pages
256
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Large print
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780786285174
ISBN-10
0786285176
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$28.95
Other format details
large print
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A history of the origins and meanings of nursery rhymes reveals the popular sport behind 'Jack Be Nimble' and Humpty Dumpty's identity as a cannon mounted on the walls of a Colchester church.
Editions
Hardcover
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Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (May 2, 2006)
9780786285174 | details & prices | 256 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $28.95
About: A history of the origins and meanings of nursery rhymes reveals the popular sport behind 'Jack Be Nimble' and Humpty Dumpty's identity as a cannon mounted on the walls of a Colchester church.
About: A history of the origins and meanings of nursery rhymes reveals the popular sport behind 'Jack Be Nimble' and Humpty Dumpty's identity as a cannon mounted on the walls of a Colchester church.
from Gotham Books (August 5, 2005)
9781592401307 | details & prices | 184 pages | 5.50 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $20.00
About: Nursery rhymes are rarely as innocent as they seem--there is a wealth of concealed meaning in our familiar childhood verse.
About: Nursery rhymes are rarely as innocent as they seem--there is a wealth of concealed meaning in our familiar childhood verse.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Gotham Books (August 17, 2006)
9781592402175 | details & prices | 202 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.55 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $12.00
About: Nursery rhymes are rarely as innocent as they seem--there is a wealth of concealed meaning in our familiar childhood verse.
About: Nursery rhymes are rarely as innocent as they seem--there is a wealth of concealed meaning in our familiar childhood verse.
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