The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes [Paperback]

Joanna Cole (Author), Stephanie Calmenson (Author), Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 20, 1991 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A companion to the best-selling Anna Banana: 101 Jump-Rope Rhymes, here is a collection of nearly forty fingerplays and action rhymes that have been chanted, sung, and enjoyed for generations. Children and their parents can join the eentsy, weentsy spider in its climb up the waterspout, pretend to pound in a nail while singing "The Hammer Song," and tip their bodies over for "I'm a Little Teapot."

Included are such favorites as "The Wheels on the Bus," "This Old Man," "This Is the Church," and "Where Is Thumbkin?" as well as such lesser-known rhymes as "My Hat" and "Birthday Cake." So say them, sing them, act them out -- action rhymes are fun for everyone!

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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

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (September 20, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688108059
• ISBN-13: 978-0688108052
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( C ) > Cole, Joanna
  • #50 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Baby-3 > Nursery Rhymes > General

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Joanna Cole succeeds again, June 10, 2000

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This review is from: The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes (Paperback)

As someone with training in folklore, I always trust a book with Joanna Cole's name on it. This book does a very good job of showing (rather than desscribing) the actions and provides the words and music. As it is folklore, you will find some of the fingerplays or action rhymes from your childhood as well as new additions to your repetoire. As I have come to expect, I believe that the publishing company has underestimated the age range for which the book is appropriate ... listen to your young friends after their first camping trip with the cub scouts, bluebirds etc. and you will find that even at that ages children are teaching children some of these plays.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book to keep kids entertained, June 2, 2000

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This review is from: The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes (Paperback)

I love this book! I use it all the time when I want to keep kids up to 6 years old busy. I have kids who visit who beg me to bring out the book to do the finger plays. I recommend it highly.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nice book of fingerplays, January 16, 2004

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This review is from: The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes (School & Library Binding)

This book contains 38 finger plays, from the well-known (I'm a Little Teapot) to ones I've never heard of (Here are Mother's Knives and Forks). Each is in big type with large illustrations to show you how to do the fingerplay. For those that are sung, musical arrangements are at the back of the book, along with a bibliography and index.

Excellent resource for the fingerplay challenged!