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Books : The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (NYRB Classics)
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The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (NYRB Classics) by: Peter Opie, Iona Opie List Price: £10.99 CD-Charts Price: £8.49 You Save: £2.50 (23%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 398.0830941 EAN: 9780940322691 ISBN: 0940322692 Label: New York Review Books Manufacturer: New York Review Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 488 Publication Date: April 01, 2001 Publisher: New York Review Books Studio: New York Review Books Sales Rank: 64767 Related Items:
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 Rating: - forgotten gamesThis book brings back all the memories of childhood and school playgrounds. Remember the one about Adam and Eve and Nip-me-Well or any other version, well they are all in there. The Opie's went around the UK in the 1950's collecting rhymes, games, riddles - all the little bits of speech that we as adults forget. As well as being an anthology, the authors provide an insight to the history of these games as well as some discussion as to the ways the children use them - obviously rhymes can be used to tease as well as please. Readers of today should also be aware that this book was written in the 1950's and as such contains both out of date material, and perhaps somewhat controversial jokes. Overall, however, this book is a gem. |
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