Ebook {Epub PDF} I Like Old Clothes by Mary Ann Hoberman

Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman offers a bouncy, fun-to-read-aloud text and a refreshingly agreeable, resourceful protagonist who likes old clothes for their "history" and "mystery." Illustrator Patrice Barton brings new, contemporary life to the poem, with an adorable little girl and her younger brother playing dress-up, making 5/5(25). I like old clothes, / Hand-me-down clothes, / Worn outgrown clothes, / Not-my-own clothes Originally published by Knopf in , this poem—an exuberant celebration of hand-me-down clothes—is just as relevant and accessible today as it was over 30 years ago. Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman offers a bouncy, fun-to-read-aloud text and a refreshingly agreeable, . I LIKE OLD CLOTHES by HOBERMAN MARY ANN Seller ardbooks Published Condition NEAR FINE Edition ASSUMED FIRST. ISBN Item Price $ Show Details. Description: N,Y: ALFRED KNOPF, ONE TINY CHIP ON BACK COVER LIGHT SOILING ON SPINE OF JACKET A LOVELY AND HARD TO FIND PICTURE BOOK A VERY BRIGHT CLEAN INTERIOR. .

I Like Old Clothes. By: Mary Ann Hoberman Illustrated by: Patrice Barton. Age Level: Reading Level: Pre-Reader. An imaginative child shares her pleasure in old clothing, repurposing them and finding joy in imagining the history, mystery surrounding them. Soft, expressive illustrations accompany the lively rhythmic, rhyming text. Rabbit, by Mary Ann Hoberman. Rabbit A rabbit Bit A little bit An itty-bitty Little bit of beet Then bit By bit He bit Because he liked the taste of it. Dinosaur Diets, by Jane Yolen. Stegosaurus fed on ferns, The sauropods on pine, Tyrannosaurus ate them both Whenever he did dine. So he is not invited Very often out to lunch Because he chose. "I like old clothes,/ Hand-me-down clothes,/ Worn outgrown clothes,/ Not my own clothes." Former U.S. children's poet laureate Hoberman's poem, first published in , holds up nicely.

While Hoberman’s thematic insistence on the delight to be found in imagining the prior ownership of secondhand clothes is a little heavy-handed, her verse comes across as playful and light: “I like old clothes. / I really do. / Clothes with a history, / Clothes with a mystery, // Sweaters and shirts / That are brother-and-sistery.”. Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman offers a bouncy, fun-to-read-aloud text and a refreshingly agreeable, resourceful protagonist who likes old clothes for their "history" and "mystery." Illustrator Patrice Barton brings new, contemporary life to the poem, with an adorable little girl and her younger brother playing dress-up, making. I Like Old Clothes by Mary Ann Hoberman, Patrice Barton. Click here for the lowest price! Library Binding, ,