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There was an old lady who swallowed a shell!  Cover Image Book Book

There was an old lady who swallowed a shell! / by Lucille Colandro ; illustrated by Jared Lee.

Colandro, Lucille. (Author). Lee, Jared. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 0439873800 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: unpaged : col. ill.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Scholastic, 2008, c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Cartwheel Books."
Subject: Beaches > Fiction.
Narrative poetry.

  • Baker & Taylor
    Sing-song rhyming text and amusing illustrations enhance a tale about a curious old lady with an extremely strange appetite--and the unexpected event that follows her wacky meal of shells, crabs, and pails! Original.
  • Baker & Taylor
    In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave.
  • Scholastic
    "There was an old lady who swallowed a shell.

    I don't know why she swallowed the shell.

    She didn't tell."

    You won't believe why this old lady swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave! But watch out when she burps, with hilarious results!

    With rollicking, rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of a classic song will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page. And, there's a surprise ending!

  • Scholastic
    A new beach version of the classic "There Was an Old Lady" song and favorite series!

    "There was an old lady who swallowed a shell.I don't know why she swallowed the shell.She didn't tell."You won't believe why this old lady swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave! But watch out when she burps, with hilarious results!With rollicking, rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of a classic song will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page. And, there's a surprise ending!

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