- Publisher: Bodleian
- Year: 2018
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 44pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 253x205mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.4kg
- ISBN: 9781851244942
- Product code: 530057
There Was an Old Lady
New Hardback Illustrated
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With its distinctive galloping rhythm, this familiar American nonsense rhyme has delighted children and parents alike for more than a century. Here, it is boldly illustrated by the prolific post-war graphic artist Abner Graboff. Age 4+
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One day an old lady swallows a fly and the only way she can get rid of it is to swallow a wriggling, tickling spider...
For over a century this subversive rhyme has delighted children and parents alike. Its galloping rhythm is perfect for reading out loud, becoming a memory game as the list of animals - bird, cat, dog, goat - grows. Graboff's bright and startling illustrations combine beautifully with the traditional verse to bring this classic tale to life.
For over a century this subversive rhyme has delighted children and parents alike. Its galloping rhythm is perfect for reading out loud, becoming a memory game as the list of animals - bird, cat, dog, goat - grows. Graboff's bright and startling illustrations combine beautifully with the traditional verse to bring this classic tale to life.
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With its distinctive galloping rhythm, this familiar American nonsense rhyme has delighted children and parents alike for more than a century. Here, it is boldly illustrated by the prolific post-war graphic artist Abner Graboff. <i>Age 4+</i>
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