Abstract: The young child of nursery age decides what crayon to use next in his coloring book by solemnly reciting the counting out rhyme, Eeny, meeny, miney, mo. Another child, thousands of miles away, becomes familiar with numbers by chanting, One, two, buckle my shoe. These children from widely separated homes and backgrounds have an important tradition in common. They are expressing themselves in rhymes which are a common heritage of English-speaking people throughout the world.
Publication Year: 1969
Publication Date: 1969-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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