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There was an old lady who swallowed a fly

by Simms Taback

Toy and movable booksJuvenile fictionTextsEnglish Folk songsNonsense versesFolk songsSpecimensStories in rhyme

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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Book data: Open Library