Step it down : games, plays, songs, and stories from the Afro-American heritage / Bessie Jones and Bess Lomax Hawes.
| Author/creator | Jones, Bessie |
| Other author | Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©1987. |
| Description | xxi, 233 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | (Baby games and plays) Go to sleepy, little baby -- This little piggy -- Jump that Jody -- Ride, Charley, ride -- Finger names -- Patty cake -- Tom, Tom, greedy-gut -- (Clapping plays) Green Sally up -- One-ry, two-ry -- One saw, two saw -- Head and shoulder, baby -- Hambone -- Juba -- (Jumps and skips) Skip to the barbershop -- Just from the kitchen -- Shoo, turkey -- Knock Jim Crow -- Josephine -- Elephant fair -- Pizza, pizza, mighty moe -- (Singing plays) Green, green, the crab apple tree -- Johnny cuckoo -- Oh green fields, Rosie -- Go in and out the window -- Draw me a bucket of water -- Nana, thread needle -- (Ring plays) Little Johnny Brown -- East coast line -- Sir Mister Brown -- Way down yonder, sometimes -- Soup, soup -- Punchinello -- Little Sally Walker -- Uncle Jessie -- Way down yonder in the brickyard -- Way go, Lily -- Steal up, young lady -- (Dances) Possum-la -- Ranky tank -- Coonshine -- Sandy Ree -- Zudie-O -- I'm going away to see Aunt Dinah -- Daniel -- |
| Contents | (House play and home amusements) William, William, Trembletoe -- Club fist -- Uncle Tom -- Moneyfoot -- Jack in the bush -- Bob a needle -- Whose bag is my gold ring? -- Pawns -- Wade in the Green Valley -- (Outdoor games) Miss Lucy -- Horse and the buggy -- Won't you let the birdie out? -- Engine rubbler number nine -- London Bridge -- All hid -- Rap Jack -- (Songs and stories) I had an old rooster -- Owl talk -- Pretty pear tree -- Riddles -- Have courage to say no -- Brother Rabbit and Mister Railroad's taters -- Old Bill the rolling pin -- Rabbit and the Possum (Ain't it hard to be a Farmer) -- Peep squirrel. |
| Abstract | The 70 activities collected here engage young children in games that involve cooperation and sharing. Includes simple directions, notes, lyrics, music and suggestions for how to use the book. Originally issued with accompanying cassette featuring the singing of Georgia Sea Islander Bessie Jones. |
| Local note | Little-317856--305131027514W |
| General note | Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1972. |
| General note | "Brown thrasher books." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 227-228. |
| LCCN | 87005945 |
| ISBN | 0820309605 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780820309606 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GR111.A47 J66 1987 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | GR111.A47 J66 1987 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |