John Langstaff

Climbing Jacob's Ladder is John Langstaff's work celebrating heroes of the bible in African-American Spirituals. An illustrated collection of black spirituals about Old Testament heroes in which "naive, lively illustrations in brilliant hues depict the Biblical figures as African-Americans might have imagined them, in...

Winner of the 1956 Caldecott Medal "A favorite old nursery ballad now appears in resplendent new dress. . . . Illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky somehow manages to combine quaintness with sophistication and his doughty frog, the coy mouse . . . and others make charming...

For use in schools and libraries only. Illustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse.Author: John Langstaff, Feodor RojankovskyISBN-10: 0881037451ISBN-13: 9780881037456Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/26/1972Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 11.10h x 8.68w x 0.39dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level:...

Oh, a-hunting we will go, A-hunting we will go; We'll catch a fox and put him in a box, And then we'll let him go! So begins this rollicking folk song that has delighted generations of children and inspired them to make up their...

The old animal counting song. "Numbers for knee highs couldn't be more fun. . . . Also has music for the song at the end. . . . Feodor Rojankovsky's charming illustrations are in full color and black and white."--Kirkus Reviews This title has...

This luminous illustrated songbook presents five spirituals that tell the story of the Nativity. Young readers will delight in the exquisite cast of human, animal, and heavenly creatures. The collection includes: "My Lord, What a Morning!", "Mary Had a Baby", "Go, Tell It on...