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The Marriage of Rooster Robin and Jenny Wren

A nursery rhyme from Mother Goose, illustrated by John Gilbert, Walter Crane, John Tenniel, Harrison Weir and Johann Baptist Zwecker

This nursery rhyme comes from Mother Goose's collection, first published in the nineteenth century and illustrated by some of the finest Victorian artists. The story of Rooster Robin and Jenny Wren is one of the oldest bird-wedding tales in English verse, delighting children for generations with its parade of feathered guests and its gentle humour. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The rhyme shows how stories can carry both joy and sadness, and why friends matter when trouble comes.

Band

Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5

Length

short · about 353 words in 6 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes, John Gilbert, Walter Crane, John Tenniel, Harrison Weir and Johann Baptist Zwecker

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (6 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Colouring page
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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