Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes [Paperback]

Joanna Cole (Author), Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: April 18, 1989 | Age Range: 4 - 8 years

How many times can you jump rope? This rhyme makes the game of rope jumping even more fun. It's a counting rhyme, and there are lots of others like it. There are also red-hot pepper rhymes for jumping very fast, and rhymes for jumping in and out of the rope. There are even fortune-telling rhymes that answer questions and help you predict the future!

The rhymes in this book began as a way to keep the rhythm while jumping rope, but they also lent poetry and humor to the game. Here are over one hundred traditional rhymes that will make rope jumping challenging and, best of all, fun.

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About the Author

Joanna Cole is the author of the popular Magic School Bus series, I'm a Big Brother, I'm a Big Sister, and many other award-winning books. In Asking About Sex & Growing Up, she provides a reassuring blend of practical guidance and scientific fact for the audience that needs it most.

Product Details

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (April 18, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688088090
• ISBN-13: 978-0688088095
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.2 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Literary Criticism & Collections
  • #72 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Games

More About the Author

Joanna Cole s a former elementary school teacher and librarian and a frequent contributor to Parents magazine. Joanna Cole lives in Connecticut.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 51 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun June 10, 2000

By A Customer

Format: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.

127 of 145 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

Format: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.

24 of 27 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

Format: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.