Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog



The inner city Mother Goose / Eve Merriam ; illustrated by David Diaz ; introduction by Nikki Giovanni.

Merriam, Eve, 1916-1992 (Author). Diaz, David, (illustrator.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0689806779
  • ISBN: 9780689806773
  • Physical Description: ix, 70 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [1996]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
7-9 Baker & Taylor
Subject: Mother Goose > Parodies, imitations, etc.
Mother Goose > Parodies, imitations, etc.
American poetry > Juvenile literature.
Children's poetry, American.
City and town life > Juvenile poetry.
City and town life > United States > Juvenile poetry.
Nursery rhymes > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Parodies (Literature)
Poetry.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Selma Public Library J811 Mer (Text) 38950609065307 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

You are now browsing Johnston County Affiliated Libraries


Go to record Carver, a life in poems
J811 Nel
Selma Public Library
Go to record Carver, a life in poems
J811 Nel
Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield
Go to record Silver seeds : a book of nature poems
J811 P
Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield
Go to record Earthshake : poems from the ground up
J811 Pet
Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield
Go to record Edgar Allan Poe
J811 Poe
Selma Public Library
Go to record Insect soup : bug poems
J811 Pol
Princeton Public Library
Go to record Insect soup : bug poems
J811 Pol
Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield
Go to record Monday's troll : poems
J811 Pre
Four Oaks Public Library