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Thank you for the Thistle by Dorie Thurston uses beautiful alliteration in a story about Great Aunt Nellie who loves bird watching. Her nice nephew comes for a visit and discovers that she forgot to put the thistle seed out for the goldfinches. This book introduces young readers to the fun of poetic word sounds and teaches a love of language in a story certain to make every reader smile. www.doriebooks.com

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Great Aunt Nellie and Brent Bernard watched with wild wonder at the wide window as the beautiful birds began to bite into the bountiful birdseed. Then as Brent Bernard gladly gazed through the glistening glass, he gasped, "Gee, Great Aunt Nellie, why aren't any golden goldfinches going to the goodies?" "Oh," said Aunt Nellie, "They thrive on thistle and I thoroughly thought that I threw the thistle out there. Fiddlesticks, I foolishly forgot to find their favorite food!"

The category is as diverse as nursery Rhymes and poetry. One rather silly and oddly orignally militant example was the Dr. Seuss ( I am no fan of him) One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, which can be easily interpreted as an alliteration (not strictly speaking a parody) of the opening sequences of the (Wellington Victory) By Beethoven, used for many years on I believe the Huntley-brinkley news. It the muscial version WA ssupposed to be battle themed, like l8l2 Overture or in reverse order- Walkking int he Rain with the l05"s letting go at the begining of the song. There is nothing violent at all about One fish, Two fish, etc.

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