The inner city Mother Goose
By: by Eve Merriam ; visuals by Lawrence Ratzkin
Contributors: Ratzkin, Lawrence, illus
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9780671202897
Subjects: Mother Goose; Inner cities; Parodies, imitations; American poetry; Juvenile poetry; Poetry; City and town life; Children's poetry, American
Description: Poems inspired by traditional nursery rhymes depict the grim reality of inner city life, including such topics as crime, drug abuse, unemployment, and inadequate housing.
Notes: Poems.