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AudioRhymes for the Nursery
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LibriVox recording of Rhymes for the Nursery by Ann Taylor; Jane Taylor. Read in English by Jordan Watts This early 19th-century children's poetry collection by Jane and Ann Taylor is little-known today, but contains the original version of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, known then as just The Star. Also included are poems about why you shouldn't kill kittens, birds and flies, a poem about how you can be seriously scarred if you play with fire, and a poem about a homeless man who cries himself to sleep because of how naughty he was a child. (Jordan) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (38MB)
Directors & creators
Ann Taylor; Jane Taylor
Subjects
librivox; audiobooks;nursery rhymes
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