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The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants (Complete Book Series) Paperback – May 1, 2002

by Jackie Silberg (Author), Pam Schiller (Author)
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Over 700 rhymes, songs, poems, fingerplays, and chants
The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants gives children a variety of ways to fall in love with rhythm, rhyme, repetition, and structural sequence-important building blocks for future readers. The 700 selections will help children ages 3 to 6 build a strong foundation in listening skills, imagination, coordination, and spatial and body awareness. In this giant book of rhythm and rhyme, you are sure to find your own childhood favorites!

The book includes three easy indexes for quick reference:

First Line Index
A horse and a flea and three blind mice…
All around the cobbler's bench…
I caught myself a baby bumblebee…
I went to the Animal Fair…

Theme Connection Index
Alphabet
Emotions
Families
Opposites
…and More!
Category Index
Action rhymes
Fingerplays
Nursery rhymes
Sequencing songs
Tongue twisters
…and More!

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    1 - 4 years, from customers
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    352 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Dimensions
    8.4 x 1.1 x 10.9 inches
  5. Publisher
    Gryphon House
  6. Publication date
    May 1, 2002
  7. ISBN-10
    0876592671
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0876592670
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Arranged in straight alphabetical order by title, and decorated with lively pen-and-ink illustrations, the more than 700 selections in this compendium indicate a wide age range, from nursery rhymes for the very young to folk songs and other familiar American tunes. Each entry has at least one "theme connection" listed beneath it, and some have as many as four or five. Some are a stretch, but many will be helpful for librarians and teachers who do thematic programming. "Hickory, Dickory, Dock" lists mice and time of day as its theme connections, while "Looby Loo" suggests days of the week, movement, and parts of the body. This book will be of limited use to new programmers or those who have no musical knowledge or ability. Only 17 songs are accompanied by a melody, and none suggest recordings, even those with sophisticated or lesser-known selections such as "Down by the Riverside" or "Cockles and Mussels." Inexperienced programmers may also be frustrated by the lack of age guidelines. For more experienced or music-savvy programmers, this volume might very well be a repetition of what they've already garnered from other sources. Still, it may come in handy in some collections. A thematic, title, and first-line index are included.
Jane Marino, Scarsdale Public Library, NY
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"...This exceptional resource book deserves a place on every classroom bookshelf." -- Texas Child Care

"...more than 700 selections make this a verbal smorgasbord and a charming value for the money." -- Minnesota Parent

"A must for beginning readers..." --The Spokesman-Review

"With a plethora of possibilities, this book is a must-have for teachers." --Bloomsbury Review

"[This book] will keep you and your babies well entertained in these early years." --Marguerite Kelly,

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gryphon House (May 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0876592671
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0876592670
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 - 4 years, from customers
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.4 x 1.1 x 10.9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 195 ratings

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Dr. Pam Schiller has an impressive career spanning nearly every facet of the early childhood profession. She was supervisor of Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten for the Pasadena (Texas) Independent School District, and Assistant Professor at the University of Houston at Clear Lake.

Dr. Schiller has authored numerous articles for early childhood journals as well as teacher resource books including The Instant Curriculum, co-authored by Joan Rossano and published Gryphon House.

Beyond her professional life, she maintains a special - and active interest in nature and the environment. Pam is the mother of two grown daughters and is a very proud grandmother-to-be!

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Michele M. Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive with songs, rhymes, finger plays. Where was this when I was on college?
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2022
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I had ordered several song and rhyme books for toddlers. This title was perfect- lots of songs, different versions, and themes listed. It was exactly what I wanted. It’s not a textbook-just a great resource
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Amazing Amazona
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best musical resources out there.
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2013
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I'm currently taking a music for children classes and this book it not required for the class but OH BOY how helpfull has it been. I was not born here so I didn't even know the itsy bitsy spider. This book it's helping to thrive trough my class I'm really glad I bought it and found it on amazon.
The CDs only have 50 tracks so not all the written materials are on the CDs, but it's still great enough for beginner like me.
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Brenda Luft
4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource!
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2023
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I love the this book. I just wished that the cd's had which songs are listed on them amd which track number.
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Georg Blomeyer
5.0 out of 5 stars How to optimize for babies the learning of the mother tongue
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2016
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Is it not amazing that in all countries there are common practices for the first moves of educatng a baby. It has not been scientifically explained but the practice of all mothers in this world stimulates an awakening to memorize language by finger plays with rhymes. There is a strange secret relation between the touch of the fingers and the memory. I had once been invited for an interview - to fill a vacancy in an international firm and had come exactly on the minute. The competent person to evaluate my experience was late and so I talked with his assistant. Our subject was memory of names and he gave me the advice that there is a secret to memorize forgotten names by taking a needle or other sharp object and putting it with some force into the hand while uttering the name. When trying in vain to speak out this name at a later occasion it would just jump into my mind when placing the sharp object to the place of my hand.
So, this book is a wonderful start for all babies to develop learning. Although to be used mainly in the English speaking world it is good also in other countries as one can get a good start to the English language.
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Miss Howe
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2013
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Silberg has done an amazing job at gathering, writing, and organizing this fun book. I bought it when my son was two and in the last two years we have done almost everything in this book. I think that the information that is contained within this book is great for any parent of a toddler to have. My little boy is smarter simply because I took the time to purchase this book. I found The Complete Book of Rhymes, Songs, Poems, Fingerplays, and Chants for just a fraction of the retail price on Amazon. It was delivered within a week of being purchased and was in such great condition that it looked brand new!
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Katie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great teacher resource!
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2019
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This book has sooo much to it! I'm an early childhood major and I absolutely love this book. Even my teacher thought it was great! Book is alphabetized which makes it easy to find what you're looking for and in the back of the book you can find each thing by theme!
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P. Hill
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resourse
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2006
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I am thrilled with this book. It is exactly what I wanted. It is well worth the price. It has stories and pictures ready to color to go with the rhymes, stories, etc. The index of activities is 11 pages long. There are 640 pages in the book. There is a Thematic Chart. The book covers games, stories, action stories, listening stories,prop stories,puppet stories, rebus stories, arts and crafts recipes, food recipes, and dances. The book is printed in black and white.
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ganchimeg
4.0 out of 5 stars It didn't come with CD
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2023
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I like the book but I have to search the songs and collect them in someway.
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Bully
5.0 out of 5 stars Unentbehrlich!
Reviewed in Germany on February 21, 2016
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Gigantische Sammlung von Reimen, Fingerspielen, Gedichten..., schön illustriert, mit Umsetzungsbeispielen und zwei CDs, die es auch Nicht-Muttersprachlern ermöglichen, die Lieder einzusetzen. Unentbehrliches Material für alle, die im Kindergarten oder Grundschulbereich Englisch vermitteln. Sensationeller Preis!
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O. Guzman
2.0 out of 5 stars Really disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2013
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if you want to read short rhymes ... with no real explanation how to make them exciting.. then be my guest.

the idea is good but in reality it does not work. i could not use anything from this book
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Caro31
5.0 out of 5 stars Very complete
Reviewed in France on April 21, 2010
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I bought the book to go with the CD of the same name, that I bought for my 3 year old. The book is sorted alphabetically, so easy to find the songs that you are looking for, there is also a listing by type and also by the first lines, so difficult not to find what you are looking for.
This is an american book, so maybe not what UK buyers are looking for...
I took the book and CVD to my daughters creche here in France, and as there are instructions for the movements, it was easy for the french kids to follow on....
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Gina Schwarz
4.0 out of 5 stars es war schön
Reviewed in Germany on October 24, 2016
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das Buch ist gut; mein Kind hat viel Spaß beim Geschichten zuhören; er ist nur 2 Jahre alt aber er lacht viel jedes Mal er Donald Duck Stimme hört
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Kjoerste
3.0 out of 5 stars Sympa mais pas assez organisé
Reviewed in France on September 7, 2007
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Le livre regorge de chansons (en anglais )mais c'est dommage qu'il n'y ait pas d'index pour retrouver les chansons quisont sur les CDs.L'index thématique est utile par contre. Il faut comprendre l'anglais pour les retrouver et c'est une perte de temps. C'est dommage. Sinon il est sympa ce gros livre !!
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