A Child's Own Book of Verse: Book 1
by Petersham, Maud, Petersham, Miska
Illustrated by Petersham, Maud, Petersham, Miska
This unusually fine collection of poetry was selected with the child's interests in mind. Includes sound rhymes and jingles to appeal to the ear, descriptive poems to create images in the mind's eye, lullabies and lyrics to warm the heart, and story-telling poems to stir the imagination. Attractively illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham.
- Publication Date
- 1919
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- Reading level
- Early Elementary
- Content warning
- None
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- Format
- AnthologyPicture Book
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