Project Gutenberg 2008-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 185 Ford, Robert 1846 1905 Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Huub Bakker, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories" by Robert Ford is a comprehensive collection of traditional children's literature created in the early 20th century. This work encapsulates a rich array of nursery rhymes, games, songs, and stories that have been part of the cultural heritage of children, particularly from Scotland, highlighted through the author's passion for preserving this 'natural literature' for both young and old audiences. At the start of the book, the author introduces his aim to gather diverse children's rhymes and games, as well as stories that have stood the test of time. He reflects on the importance of nursery rhymes in childhood and shares anecdotal evidence demonstrating their continued relevance in modern homes. The opening segment presents a delightful sneak peek into the world of nursery rhymes, laying the groundwork for the subsequent sections that will delve into various types of folklore and play activities. It opens a door to a nostalgic exploration of childhood, reminiscent of simpler times filled with joy, creativity, and communal play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's literature Nursery rhymes Children's songs PN PZ Text Children's Anthologies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 577840 577688 2024-10-10T11:54:32.419447 2023-09-11T04:20:59.743932 text/html text/html 580977 2008-01-13T18:09:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 269665 2021-01-03T06:42:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375556 2024-10-10T11:54:47.449359 application/epub+zip 381416 2024-10-10T11:54:37.241420 application/epub+zip 270666 2024-10-10T11:54:35.370450 application/epub+zip 715954 2024-10-10T11:54:52.951313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 707581 2024-10-10T11:54:45.913350 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402405 2022-09-11T09:13:25.582532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441384 441290 2024-10-10T11:54:29.875451 2023-09-11T04:20:57.532859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 441169 2021-01-03T06:42:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 163590 2021-01-03T06:42:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 441184 2021-01-03T06:42:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163572 2021-01-03T06:42:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21917 2024-10-10T11:54:53.098327 application/rdf+xml 25360 2024-10-10T11:54:35.985405 image/jpeg 4632 2024-10-10T11:54:35.678427 image/jpeg 361171 2024-10-10T11:54:32.464432 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog