Being familiar with the alphabet song can help ... is a lovely way to bond as a family and livens up everyday tasks. Nursery rhymes and songs can help children remember all sorts of information ...

NEITHER doubletalk nor a long-lost quote from Lewis Carroll, that strange verse is really an old familiar nursery rhyme. Its translation, and the history of its colorful but dying language ...

Gary Larson's The Far Side loves nothing more than turning a familiar idea on its head, so it's no surprise the series found ...

But there may be unexpected history lessons in the rhymes we learn from a very early age. Hidden away in the familiar lyrics of nursery rhymes, are tales of historical woe, battle and daily life.

The familiar nursery rhymes are "Little Miss Muffet," "Old Mother Hubbard," "The Queen of Hearts," and "Humpty Dumpty." Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.