Sing-Song (Dover Children's Classics) [Paperback]

Christina G. Rossetti (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Dover Children's Classics

For both parents and children, these timeless verses are a marvelous way of capturing the joy and beauty of childhood. Deceptively simple, light, and often like a nursery rhyme in character, the 120 poems are reproduced here with the original Victorian illustrations by Arthur Hughes, one of the best-known artists of the era.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1968)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486221075
• ISBN-13: 978-0486221076
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #535,392 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Some gems, some duds--but the gems win!, March 11, 2007

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It is rare that a "real poet" writes poetry specifically for children, and when they do, they deserve notice. This book is quintessintially Victorian in tone, from the glorification of childhood to the obsession with death and dying. Sometimes, the results are either too morbid (there are half a dozen poems about dead babies or mommies in this book!) or too sacchrine, and some are simply pedestrian, but there are a number of truly charming and timeless poems that make this collection well worth it. It isn't Robert Louis Stevenson, but it's worth it, nevertheless!