Showing results for "Myth" in Poetry & Nursery Rhymes

Homer's epic poem in plain English, from the origin of the Siege of Troy, the deaths of Hector, Achilles, and Paris through to the Trojan Horse and the rescue of Helen, "the face that launched a thousand ships." Children and adults alike will enjoy this re-telling of this classic Greek legend of the Trojan War.

Ivan Krylov (1768-1844), famoso autore di favole, si dedicò totalmente a questo genere letterario dal 1808 in poi, dopo scarsi successi come commediografo. In questo campo ottenne grandi successi in patria e all'estero. Le sue favole, in versi, sono qui presentate nella traduzione di Federico Verdinois. Cornice musicale: "Album per la gioventù" di Schumann.

Great for singing along to, this traditional African-American spiritual is a fun introduction to the parts of the body as well as the concept of the skeleton.