Pathfinder on Nursery Rhymes

I Theme:  

Nursery Rhymes

II Age Level

The target audience for the audiovisual media, and books listed in this pathfinder are for toddlers and young children ( 2-8 year olds). However, the online article resources provided in this pathfinder are targeted at parents seeking to understand why and how nursery rhymes can benefit their children’s early education and literacy development.  

III Seven Books

Books:

Call Number	Title	Author(s)		Summary
J 398.8 Orchard	The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes	Zena Sutherland Faith Jaques		This book presents a selection of familiar nursery rhymes chosen by a renowned specialist in the field of children’s literature.
J 398.8 Mavor	Pocketful of Posies: a Treasury of Nursery Rhymes	Sally Mavor		This book presents a large selection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes as selected by a well-known, contemporary artist.
J 398.8 Cat	The Cat and the Fiddle: a Treasury of Nursery Rhymes	Jackie Morris		This book combines illustrations from forty nursery rhymes with both familiar and ambiguous origins.
J 398.8 Mother	Mother Goose: A Collection of Nusery Rhymes		Michael Hague	This book forms a collection of Mother Goose’s classic nursery rhymes as compiled by Michael Hague.
J 398.8 Marks	Over the Hills and Far Away: A Collection of Nursery Rhymes		Marks, Alan	This book contains more than fifty traditional nursery rhymes.

J 398.8 NUR	The Nursery Treasury: A Collection of Baby Games, Rhymes, and Lullabies	Emerson, Sally	This book is an illustration copy that presents more than two hundred classic nursery rhymes, poems, lullabies, and baby games.
J 398.8 Father	Father Gander Nursery Rhymes: An Equal Rhymes Amendment	Blattel, Carolyn	This books takes a spin on traditional nursery rhymes by representing them in a nonbiased and nonviolent manner.

IV Online Resource Articles:

Brown, L., & Tapper, C. M. (2012). How to Enrich your Child’s  Education. Essence (Time Inc.), 42(11), 128-13

Cakirer, H. (2014). The Analysis of the Songs in Primary School Music Course Books in Terms of the Containing Values. International Journal of Academic Research, 6(2), 40-51. doi:10.7813/2075-4124.2014/6-2/B.7C

Hill, A. ( 2011). Singing to Children May Help Development of Language Skills. Retrieved rom: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/08/singing-children-development-language-skills

Kenney, S. (2005). Nursery Rhymes: Foundation for Learning. General Music Today, 19(1), 28-31.

Pfeifer, T. (2013). Korean Nursery Rhymes: Wild Geese, Land of Goblins and Other Favorite Songs and Rhymes. School Library Journal, 59(7), 113.

V Three Analog Media:

Media :

Call Number	Title	Author(s)	Summary
DVD E True	The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and More Animal Adventures	DVD	This video contains five children’s tales about animals. One story includes the “Three Little Pigs” narrative as told from the wolf’s perspective and other stories include: The Pig’s Wedding, Wallace’s Lists, Henry Builds a Cabin, This is the House that Jack Built.
VR E Three	Three Billy Goats Gruff and the Three Little Pigs	VHS	This video contains two classic nursery rhymes that discuss how three animals outsmart the predators that want to make meals of them.
VR E Happy	Happy Birthday, Moon and Other Stories	VHS	This video contains classic nursery rhymes like Happy Birthday, Moon, Peter’s Chair, Napping House, Three Little Pigs, and Owl and the Pussy Cat.

VI Seven Online Resources:

A.)   Articles

Reading Rockets. (2007). Nursery Rhymes: Not Just for Babies!Retrieved from: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/14017

Sizer, M. (2013). The Surprising Meaning and Benefits of Nursery Rhymes. Retrieved from: http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/reading-language/reading-tips/the-surprising-meaning-and-benefits-of-nursery-rhymes/

Walker, L. (2014). What is the Value of Nursery Rhymes? Retrieved from: http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/value-nursery-rhymes-11872.html

B.)    Blog(s)

Depper, Melissa. (2013, August 07). Nursery Rhymes and Reading Skills [web blog post]. Retrieved from: http://melissa.depperfamily.net/blog/?p=4827

C.)    Podcast(s)

Moffett, A. (editor), Willebeck Le Mair, H. (illustrator),&  Libervox Recordings( Producer).  (2014). Our Old Nursery Rhymes [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from: http://www.learnoutloud.com/podcaststream/listen.php?url=http://librivox.org/rss/1175&all=1&title=35009

D.)   Videos

Nursery Rhymes TV. (2014). Top 15 Animal Songs: Animals Nursery Rhymes Playlist for Babies and Children. (video). Retrieved from: http://youtu.be/BLEt5lxqAHA

Nursery Rhymes TV. (2014). Fun Non-Traditional Nursery Rhymes Playlist. (video). Retrieved from: http://youtu.be/HBA7BNRw2eo