The Secret History of Nursery Rhymes
by Linda Alchin
Price: $4.99 USD. 21120 words.
Published on February 19, 2011. .
Many nursery rhymes are believed to be associated with actual events in history, and include references to murder, torture, betrayal, greed, and to tyrants and royalty. Reciting them to our children is an enjoyable first step to developing their language skills, the words passed from one generation to the next but the secret histories behind them are long forgotten . . . until now.
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Books tagged: humpty dumpty
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Into Pieces
by Pamela Caves
Price: $0.99 USD. 6120 words. Published on August 11, 2011. .
"All the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again." This take on an old nursery rhyme finds Prince Uptree trying to decide between love and his brother's kingdom. He wants to leave the kingdom but can't until he finds a child-murdering witch.
Price: $0.99 USD. 6120 words. Published on August 11, 2011. .
"All the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again." This take on an old nursery rhyme finds Prince Uptree trying to decide between love and his brother's kingdom. He wants to leave the kingdom but can't until he finds a child-murdering witch.