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The People in the Playground

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Iona Opie

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For nearly forty years Iona Opie worked with her late husband Peter on a notable series of books on the traditional lore of childhood. As part of the fieldwork from 1970 onwards, she visited the local school playground every week. The children accepted Mrs Opie as a regular feature of the playground, a harmless collector of jokes and games. Her aim, however, was to provide the living context of school-lore, rather than the lore itself. She achieved this by writing down events exactly as they happened, and conversationsexactly as they were spoken. The result is a startlingly honest portrait of children at play, at once charming and hilarious, alarming and poignant, and full of infectious vitality. We see games seasons as they come and go, watch ephemeral amusements being devised and forgotten, and see how school-lore evolves and is transmitted. Much fundamental human behaviour is recoreded: the differences in attitudes between the sexes; the boys' irrevocable devotion to fighting andfootball, and their innate kindness; the art of storytelling; the friendships and enmities; the excited interest in sex; the diversity of characters; and above all, the hilarity which pervades the playground, creating entertainment out of trivialities. In the uninhibited language and astonishing inventiveness chronicled in these pages we recognize the games and jokes of previous generations; at once a revelation and a reassurance of continuity, this book offers a unique insight into the world of the child.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0192853015

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9780192853011

The Very Best of Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie,Rosemary Wells

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The Very Best of Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie,Rosemary Wells

Collection of Mother Goose rhymes with illustrations.

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212

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0760735514

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9780760735510

Tomie's Little Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie

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Tomie's Little Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie

This board book of classic nursery rhymes introduces children to the magic of Mother Goose! Heartwarming illustrations and over 24 traditional rhymes and verses -- taken from the classic versions -- will delight babies, toddlers, and parents alike. This charming board book lovingly brings to life Little Miss Muffett, Humpty Dumpty, Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, and Little Boy Blue, as well as a host of other favorites for children to laugh with and treasure. This Mother Goose collection is the perfect addition to any family's library.

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Penguin

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0399231544

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9780399231544

One, Two, Three, Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie

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One, Two, Three, Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie

Count one happy baby while reading these cherished Mother Goose rhymes. A selection of counting and number poems from Iona Opie’s classic Mother Goose nursery-rhyme compilations is gathered in a sturdy board book just right for babies to hold and love. Rosemary Wells’s gentle and cuddly creatures populate the pages, making the lap-reading experience as snuggly as it is educational.

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Candlewick Press

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0763691518

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9780763691516

The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren

By: Iona Opie,Peter Opie

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The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren

By: Iona Opie,Peter Opie

First published in 1959, Iona and Peter Opie's The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren is a pathbreaking work of scholarship that is also a splendid and enduring work of literature. Going outside the nursery, with its assortment of parent-approved entertainments, to observe and investigate the day-to-day creative intelligence and activities of children, the Opies bring to life the rites and rhymes, jokes and jeers, laws, games, and secret spells of what has been called "the greatest of savage tribes, and the only one which shows no signs of dying out.

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New York Review of Books

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0940322692

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9780940322691

Mother Goose's Little Treasures

By: Iona Archibald Opie

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Mother Goose's Little Treasures

By: Iona Archibald Opie

This enchanting collection showcases rare Mother Goose nursery rhymes, breathing new life into these old favorites! 75,000 first printing.

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Mother Goose's Little Treasures

By: Iona Archibald Opie

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This enchanting collection showcases rare Mother Goose nursery rhymes, breathing new life into these old favorites! 75,000 first printing.

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Here Comes Mother Goose

By: Iona Archibald Opie

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Here Comes Mother Goose

By: Iona Archibald Opie

Presents more than sixty traditional nursery rhymes, including "Old Mother Hubbard, " "I'm a Little Teapot, " and "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, " accompanied by illustrations of various animals.

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Candlewick Press

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0763606839

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9780763606831

On the Go with Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie

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On the Go with Mother Goose

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This board book offers a selection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes.

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076369214X

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Tomie's Little Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie

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One, Two, Three, Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie

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0763691518

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My Very First Mother Goose

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Rosemary Wells

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My Very First Mother Goose

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Rosemary Wells

Charming watercolor illustrations enhance a delightful collection of sixty classic Mother Goose rhymes, including "Hey Diddle, Diddle," "Pat-a-Cake," "Little Jack Horner," and many others.

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Candlewick Press

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1564026205

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9781564026200

The Treasures of Childhood

Books, Toys, and Games from the Opie Collection

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Robert Opie,Brian Alderson

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The Treasures of Childhood

Books, Toys, and Games from the Opie Collection

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Robert Opie,Brian Alderson

Examines the Opie Collection of rare books, toys, and games

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190

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Arcade Pub

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1559700475

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9781559700474

I Saw Esau

The Schoolchild's Pocket Book

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Maurice Sendak,Peter Opie

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I Saw Esau

The Schoolchild's Pocket Book

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Maurice Sendak,Peter Opie

This collection of verse offers 170 rhymes: rhymes of insult and retaliation; of teasing and repartee; rhymes for skipping and for counting out; riddles, tounge-twisters, narratives and nonsense - rhymes that have been chanted by children for generations.

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160

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074457806X

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9780744578065

The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren

By: Iona Opie,Peter Opie

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New York Review of Books

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0940322692

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On the Go with Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie

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This board book offers a selection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes.

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Color, Facture, Art and Design

Artistic Technique and the Precisions of Human Perception

By: Iona Singh

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Color, Facture, Art and Design

Artistic Technique and the Precisions of Human Perception

By: Iona Singh

How is technique political?

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192

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John Hunt Publishing

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1780996292

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9781780996295

The People in the Playground

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Iona Opie

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The People in the Playground

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Iona Opie

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Oxford University Press, USA

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Little Boy Blue

And Other Rhymes

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Rosemary Wells

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Little Boy Blue

And Other Rhymes

By: Iona Archibald Opie,Rosemary Wells

These four traditional nursery rhymes have been carefully selected from the bestselling My Very First Mother Goose, the only book published in the last decade to feature in The Bookseller's ten Picture Books of the Millennium. Presented in sturdy and appealing board books, these best-loved rhymes have been passed on from generation to generation and are here in the ideal format to be encountered at the earliest possible moment and savoured for an entire lifetime. Rosemary Wells' wonderful watercolour pictures create an engaging and exuberant world filled with distinctive characters - rabbits and cats and mice - guaranteed to delight the youngest child.

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0744588499

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