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Classic Treasury of Mother Goose

Susan Feniger · 2005

Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for Classic Treasury of Mother Goose by Susan Feniger. This book is content notes include Violence, Death of a character, Frightening scenes; positive qualities include Creativity & curiosity, Educational value.

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Strongest cautions

  • Violence2/5
  • Death of a character1/5
  • Frightening scenes1/5

Strongest positives

  • Creativity & curiosity3/5
  • Educational value2/5
  • Positive messages1/5

What’s in it?

Death of a character1/5
Why this rating?

Absence of real death themes in this context.

Frightening scenes1/5
Why this rating?

None, other than brief, standard nursery rhyme themes.

Violence2/5
Why this rating?

Some traditional rhymes mention spanking, battles, falls, or threats, generally briefly and without realistic detail.

What’s good in it?

Creativity & curiosity3/5
Why this rating?

Rhythm, rhyme, repetition, nonsense, and vivid characters strongly encourage imagination, wordplay, and creative participation.

Educational value2/5
Why this rating?

Nursery rhymes support vocabulary, phonological awareness, rhythm, memory, and early language development.

Positive messages1/5
Why this rating?

Playful rhymes support language and memory, but moral lessons are incidental and sometimes arbitrary or dated.

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  1. What was the most imaginative idea in the story, and what would you add to it?
  2. How did the story handle conflict or violence? Did the characters have other choices?
  3. Which choice in Classic Treasury of Mother Goose would you have made differently, and why?
  4. Who changed the most in Classic Treasury of Mother Goose, and what caused that change?
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