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The Stories Behind Nursery Rhymes

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Published: January 29, 2017 by VPR Producer

Have you ever stopped to think about where those cute little nursery rhymes you read to your children came from? You might be surprised to know that many were actually protests against religious persecution, corrupt politicians and even sexual conduct. We talk to a librarian and author about where nursery rhymes came from and how they were used before they ended up in Mother Goose books.


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  • Chris Roberts, librarian, author of Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The reason behind the rhyme

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  • Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The reason behind the rhyme
Program #: 17-05segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Children and Parenting| Education| Literacy| Literature and WritingGuests - Chris RobertsBooks & Publications - Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The reason behind the rhymeGenres - Fairy Tales & Nursery RhymesProducers - Pat Reuter| Reed Pence| Sean Waldron
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