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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (original 1997; edition 1999)

by Simms Taback

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Presents the traditional version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's with illustrations on die-cut pages that reveal all that the old lady swallows.

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Title:	There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Authors:	Simms Taback
Info:	Scholastic (1999), Paperback, 32 pages
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback (1997)

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I think this book is for intermediate and primary students. It is a poetry book about an old lady who is swallowing animals in the hopes that they will swallow the animal she ate before. then she dies after eating a horse.

Kschweppe | Apr 16, 2024 |

Independent Reading Level: K-2 grades

Awards: Notable Children's Books

RChilds00 | Dec 6, 2023 |

Independent Reading Level: Grades 1-2
Notable Children's Books Award (1998)

haleyamercer | May 7, 2023 |

Reading Level: Grade Preschool-2, Lexile AD320L
Awards: Randolph Caldecott Medal, ALSC Notable Children's Books, Best Illustrated Children's Books, CCBC Choices.

HannahAvery | May 3, 2023 |

Age: 4+
Awards: Caldecott Medal Nominee (1998)

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Presents the traditional version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's with illustrations on die-cut pages that reveal all that the old lady swallows.

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Modeled on the folk song: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.

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