The Inner City Mother Goose
By: Eve Merriam ; illustrated by David Diaz ; introduction by Nikki Giovanni.
Contributors: Diaz, David, ill.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Mother Goose -- Parodies, imitations, etc; City and town life -- Juvenile poetry; Inner cities -- Juvenile poetry; Children's poetry, American; City and town life -- Poetry; American poetry; Nursery rhymes
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.