Mater Anserina: Exercises in Latin Pronunciation Songs and Rhymes

Mater Anserina is a delightful book of twenty-eight poems, many of them favorites from Mother Goose, rendered in Latin, with the English translation on facing pages. Designated specifically for early learners of Latin, the nursery rhymes are designed for reciting or singing, with the particular aim of giving young students an introduction to Latin pronunciation. The book comes with an audio CD of all rhymes in the book.

Milena Minkova teaches Latin Composition, Latin Literature, and Classics at the University of Kentucky. She has previously written a manual for Latin Prose Composition, as well as books on Latin inscriptions, and on the meaning of 'ratio' in medieval Latin. Terence Tunberg teaches Latin Composition, Latin Literature, and Classics at the University of Kentucky. He has won international prizes in Latin Composition. He has published on Ciceronianism, and edited Latin texts. He has also translated stories by Dr. Seuss and other children's books into Latin.