num_pages: 134
description: Norah and William Montgomerie have chosen over two hundred rhymes from their two earlier collections Scottish Nursery Rhymes and Sandy Candy which went into several impressions in England. The rhymes come form all parts of Scotland and include many old favorites. The editors have eased the reading of these rhymes for English readers without destroying the essential clues which allow Scottish readers who still know their own language to read them in Scots. Contains 200 rhymes. A glossary and index of first lines are included.There is a growing interest on both sides of the Atlantic in folksong and ballad. These rhymes and singing games are closely related to folksong and have many ballad echoes. They are the folksong and ballad of childhood and form an excellent passport to that adult country. This book is a treasury of Scottish verse almsot as rich as the ballads themselves.[description from inside front flap]
language: English
title: A Book of Scottish Nursery Rhymes
publisher: Oxford University Press