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There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
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Contributors:
Viking Press publisher.
Published:
New York : Viking, [1997].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 0.5
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 320L
Status:
Brooklyn Park Library - Children's Fiction
JP (T)
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Description

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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Language:
English
ISBN:
0670869392, 9780670869398
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 2, 0.5 Points
Lexile code:
AD: Adult Directed
Lexile measure:
320

Notes

General Note
On die-cut pages.
General Note
Simms Taback (February 13, 1932 - December 25, 2011) was an American writer, graphic artist, and illustrator of more than 35 books. He won the 2000 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, and was a runner-up in 1998 for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Taback graduated from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and served in the United States Army. He was a designer for CBS Records and The New York Times. He was the founder and president of the Illustrators Guild (later the New York Graphic Artists Guild) and taught art at the School of Visual Arts and Syracuse University. Taback designed the first McDonald's Happy Meal box in 1977. He died in 2011 of pancreatic cancer.
Participants/Performers
Narration and musical performance by Tom Chapin.
Description
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.
Awards
ALA Notable Children's Book, 1998
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Taback, S. (1997). There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. New York, Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Taback, Simms. 1997. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. New York, Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Taback, Simms, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. New York, Viking, 1997.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Taback, Simms. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. New York, Viking, 1997.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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