There Was an Old Sailor

by Claire Saxby

Book Overview

This playful, rhyming picture book offers a fresh and fun new take on the song "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." In Claire Saxby's telling, a white-bearded, big-bellied sailor sets things in motion by swallowing a krill. He then goes on to swallow progressively larger sea creatures, each meant to catch the preceding one. Every new introduction is followed by a retelling of all the previously eaten animals, and "I don't know why he swallowed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1771380225
• ISBN13: 9781771380225
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.7" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3