Pop goes the weasel : the secret meanings of nursery rhymes /
Jack, Albert.
Pop goes the weasel : the secret meanings of nursery rhymes / Albert Jack ; illustrations by Lara Carlini - xv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-244) and index
Nursery rhymes -- Traditional songs and anthems
Examines the truth behind the meanings of popular nursery rhymes, identifying characters like Mary Quite Contrary, Georgie Porgie and Jack and Jill, and explores the events that inspired them, from Viking raids to slave smuggling
9780399535550 0399535551
2009025233
PR976 / .J33 2009 PR976 / .J33 2009
398.8 JAC
Pop goes the weasel : the secret meanings of nursery rhymes / Albert Jack ; illustrations by Lara Carlini - xv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-244) and index
Nursery rhymes -- Traditional songs and anthems
Examines the truth behind the meanings of popular nursery rhymes, identifying characters like Mary Quite Contrary, Georgie Porgie and Jack and Jill, and explores the events that inspired them, from Viking raids to slave smuggling
9780399535550 0399535551
2009025233
PR976 / .J33 2009 PR976 / .J33 2009
398.8 JAC