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Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes
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Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes

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The very surprising stories behind the rhymes we grew up with, from bestselling author Albert Jack.

Mr Jack has been nimble and he’s been quick, searching through the history of nursery rhymes and he’s found out all kind of plum tales, just like little Jack Horner. He’s unearthed the answers to some very curious questions…Who were Mary Quite Contrary and Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson? And if Ring a Ring a Roses isn’t about catching the plague, then what is it really about? This ingenious book delves into the hidden meanings of the nursery rhymes and songs we all know so well and discovers all kinds of strange tales ranging from Viking raids to firewalking and from political rebellion to slaves being smuggled to freedom.Full of vivid illustrations and with each verse reproduced, here are a multitude of surprising stories you won’t be able to resist passing on to everyone you know. Your childhood songs and rhymes will never sound the same again.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 November 2010
Pages
320
ISBN
9780141030982

The very surprising stories behind the rhymes we grew up with, from bestselling author Albert Jack.

Mr Jack has been nimble and he’s been quick, searching through the history of nursery rhymes and he’s found out all kind of plum tales, just like little Jack Horner. He’s unearthed the answers to some very curious questions…Who were Mary Quite Contrary and Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson? And if Ring a Ring a Roses isn’t about catching the plague, then what is it really about? This ingenious book delves into the hidden meanings of the nursery rhymes and songs we all know so well and discovers all kinds of strange tales ranging from Viking raids to firewalking and from political rebellion to slaves being smuggled to freedom.Full of vivid illustrations and with each verse reproduced, here are a multitude of surprising stories you won’t be able to resist passing on to everyone you know. Your childhood songs and rhymes will never sound the same again.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 November 2010
Pages
320
ISBN
9780141030982