folk songs, english

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folk songs, english

This land is your land

2002
Presents the lyrics to Woody Guthrie's classic song "This Land Is Your Land" along with rich illustrations of America's many landscapes; the musical notation; a biographical scrapbook about the singer; and an audio CD of nine songs performed by Woody and Arlo Guthrie.

The twelve days of Christmas

1989
A young woman's true love sends her extravagant gifts on each of the twelve days of Christmas.

There was an old monster!

2009
In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a monster swallows ants, a lizard, a bat, and other creatures to try to cure a stomach ache than began when he swallowed a tick.

Twelve days of Christmas

2002
A book and CD set, presenting the familiar holiday song in which each day of the Christmas holiday brings more and more gifts, complemented by Rachel Griffin's collage illustrations.

The 12 days of Christmas

1995
On each of the twelve days of Christmas, more and more gifts arrive from the recipient's true love.

The Twelve days of Christmas

1993
A humorous rendering of the traditional English folk song. The colorful illustrations depict the cows, geese, and swans being helped up the pear tree.

Knick-knack paddywhack!

2002
In this version of the classic song, flaps cover the old man and number in each verse and pull tabs and pop-ups help to introduce the numbers from one to ten. Printed music on back cover.

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly

1980
A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.

This land is your land

1998
This well-known folk song is accompanied by a tribute from folksinger Pete Seeger, the musical notation, and a biographical scrapbook with photographs.

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