Anna Banana: 101 Jump-rope Rhymes (Hardcover)

by Joanna Cole (Author), Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator)

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Product Description
An illustrated collection of jump rope rhymes arranged according to the type of jumping they are meant to accompany.

About the Author
Joanna Cole s a former elementary school teacher and librarian and a frequent contributor to Parents magazine. In Asking About Sex and Growing Up she provides a reassuring blEND

of scientific fact and practical guidance, written for the audience that needs it most. Joanna Cole lives in Connecticut. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (March 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688077889
• ISBN-13: 978-0688077884
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,010,234 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun, June 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes (Paperback)

For anyone who jumped rope a great deal (this excludes me) or swung the rope while others jumped (this includes me), this book is sure to have some favorite rhymes. As such, it is an interesting way to initiate cross-generational discussions - jump-rope rhymes are school yard folklore with astounding staying power. The book is also useful as a way to encourage young "couch potatoes" to get a bit of time outside with requiring outside to be a large space.

Of course, the best way to use the book is simply to enjoy it.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hopping fun! It will take you back to your playground days., May 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes (Paperback)

What great fun to be reminded of the jump rope rhymes of my youth. And even greater fun to share them with my daughter. I hope you enjoy this collection of rhymes as much as we do.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars should have left some of those old rhymes out, October 10, 2008

By	T. Clyde - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes (Paperback)

I love the idea for the book, but the author should have been more selective in choosing rhymes that are appropriate for today's children.

I was disappointed to find rhymes such as these included: "Standing at the bar, smoking a cigar. Laughing at the donkey ha-ha-har!" "All in, a bottle of gin. All out, a bottle of stout." and "Johnny gave me apples, Johnny gave me pears, Johnny gave me fifty cents and kissed me on the stairs. I'd rather scrub the dishes, I'd rather scrub the floor, I'd rather kiss the iceman behind the kitchen door." Other rhymes include a "big fat policeman" who grabs the child and makes him pay a dollar, and a yelling teacher with a great big stick. "How many times were you fired?" the child asks the teacher.

There are so many fun and positive jump rope rhymes, it's too bad the author includes these and others that are just not appropriate even if they were popular 50 years ago.