Mother Nature Nursery Rhymes

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Synopsis

These nursery rhymes with a focus on the natural world are a great way to introduce even the littlest readers to the wonders of nature and caring for the environment. The lovely watercolor illustrations along with the lyrical cadence of the poems should delight little readers from infancy to early elementary age. A great way to instill the love of nature at a young age.

Review

Mother Nature Nursery Rhymes is, as the title suggests, a collection of nursery rhymes that have a theme of nature and caring for the environment. The authors have taken several popular nursery rhymes like "Little Miss Muffet," "Humpty Dumpty," "Ba, Ba, Black Sheep," and others, reimagining them with different lines that focus on nature. I'm not sure if all the poems in the book were rewrites (if so there were several I wasn't familiar with) or if some of them were original works. Either way, they were all well written with great rhythm. The lyrical cadence should delight preverbal little ones, but slightly older children, up to about early elementary age, should enjoy the book as well. In fact, the authors have included educational resources at the back of the book for the older ones, such as suggested nature activities, a brief quiz, a short glossary of science terms, and a list of various organizations to visit for more information. Itoko Maeno's watercolor illustrations accompanying the text are quite lovely and include a beautiful alphabet of animals and plants on the end papers. Overall, I thought this was a very enjoyable book that would be great for parents who want to teach their children about the wonder of nature and the importance of being environmentally responsible from a young age.

Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via LibraryThing Early Reviewers in exchange for an honest review.

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