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75th out of 751 books
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864 voters
I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly
by
Nikki Smith (Goodreads Author)
I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly is a classic children's folk song. The original author is unknown, but it has been sung and retold many times and many ways. This picture book beautifully illustrates the original version. Nikki Smith combines watercolor, collage, and graphic design to illustrate the animal chase. Children will love to read and sing along with this b
...morePaperback, 26 pages
Published
June 7th 2006
by Createspace
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The best version I've seen for this popular song. The illustratons are Eric Carle style and hilarious. Kids will love it and want to read it over and over.
Such a great sing-song story for children.
This is a story of an old lady who swallows a fly. In order to get the fly out, she swallows different animals to eat the last one that she swallowed. There is a very simple rhyming pattern that the text follows. Students can easily pick up on this pattern as they read! This book can be used to discuss how to make predictions in our reading. You can also talk about what is possible and impossible (a woman would not really be able to swallow a horse for example).
PB #47: I love that this classic fold song is now in print! The original author is unknown and it has been retold many ways but it is still a classic! The rhyming is so much fun for kids to sing along. This is a great read for beginning readers and a great way to get your classroom to participate in a book with you!
I used to read this book in second and third grade and laugh so hard! I also remember singing the little rhyme on road trips with my grandfather. Amazing book(:
Just got it today, was so happy I immediately sat down and read it to my children. they loved it. It was a fun book to read. They were kind of bummed out over the old woman dieing, but other then that we all loved it.
love this book it is so fun and entertaining i could just read in over and over again it is a must read childrens book
One of my favorites as a child. I am sure the students will love the rhyming and wondering what she will eat next
Loved this story then; love it now, thanks to Nikki!
Notes:
I was grossed out by the thought of this story as a child and refuse to read it to my own. Saying "I think she'll die" over and over again is enough to make me scream.
I was grossed out by the thought of this story as a child and refuse to read it to my own. Saying "I think she'll die" over and over again is enough to make me scream.
I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly by Nikki Smith is funny, one of my favorite books when I was a little kid.
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Nikki is an artist and a first grade teacher. She enjoys using a variety of artistic media. Currently, her illustrating technique combines the use of watercolor, collage, and graphic design. Her children's books bring together her experiences with children and art. Nikki spends most of her free time as a "lake girl," or enjoying the ocean. She slalom water skis on a lake in Michigan where her fami...more
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