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Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme
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Chris Roberts
About this title: Chris Roberts looks into nursery rhymes to find their real meaning in this fascinating historical survey, exploring and elucidating the backgrounds of such familiar rhymes as "Pop Goes the Weasel" and "Ring Around a Rosy," and dipping along the way into the social history that created them. Who knew that "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" was really about taxes, and that "Little Boy Blue" is very probably Charles II?
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4 out of 5
Oct 16, 2009
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Petoskey, MI
"I found this to be quite fascinating. Though it was definitely written for a British audience, the author conveniently adds a glossary to help the American audience make sense of things. This sort of book shows that history doesn't have to be boring!"
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By Thimbleberry ,
Boyne Falls, MI
"I found this to be quite fascinating. Though it was definitely written for a British audience, the author conveniently adds a glossary to help the American audience make sense of things. This sort of book shows that history doesn't have to be boring!"
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2 out of 5
Aug 13, 2009
By Yay4bnl ,
Detroit, MI
"I think I'd have liked this book more if I were British, but the writing and research seemed a bit flimsy."
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Jul 27, 2009
By Kristen ,
Philadelphia, PA
"I really liked the premise of this book, but the writting was, well, a little heavy. Still some very interesting facts."
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