Children''s Rhymes Children''s Games Children''s Songs Children''s Stories: A Book for Bairns and Big Folk (Classic Reprint)

The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. <i>Children''s Rhymes Children''s Games Children''s Songs Children''s Stories: A Book for Bairns and Big Folk</i> was authored by Scotsman Robert Ford<br><br>This example of Ford''s work is an effort to document and collate the wealth of popular children''s nursery rhymes and games. Ford presents the rhymes stories and songs in their entirety often alongside a detailed entry by the author. The book begins with an examination of nursery rhymes which includes entries for many of the most popular rhymes. Ford''s commentary is extensive in this section as the author attempts to add context and history to these works. From there he examines counting out rhymes rhyme games children''s songs schoolroom facts and children''s stories. The section on rhyme games is significant and includes a detailed breakdown of the actions that should be completed alongside each rhyme.<br><br>Robert Ford is an author who loves children''s stories – that much is clear when reading this text. The level of detail Ford provides is impressive as he has clearly carried out significant research into children''s rhymes and stories and presents an almost overwhelming amount of information about the origins of these rhymes. Ford handles the subject matter seriously and with rigour.<br><br><i>Children''s Rhymes Children''s Games Children''s Songs Children''s Stories: A Book for Bairns and Big Folk</i> is a notable collection and analysis of children''s rhymes and stories. Author Robert Ford has gone to great lengths in researching his subject and the result is an enjoyable and surprisingly hefty book about this light-hearted topic.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist however we consider it worth publishing due to the work''s historical value.<BR>The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.