folk songs, english

An illustrated version of an old English Christmas carol in which animals tell of the gifts they have given to the newborn Jesus.

Illustrations of classic American landscapes accompany the lyrics of Woody Guthrie's classic folk song. Includes the sheet music for the song's chorus and a brief overview of Guthrie's life.

An illustrated version of the traditional song, encouraging the reader to search for images of golden rings, turtle doves, lords-a-leaping, and the rest of the gifts of Christmas.

An illustrated version of the traditional English carol centering on good cheer and figgy pudding.

More and more gifts arrive from a young bear's true love on each of the twelve days of Christmas.

The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse, including his tractor and his neighbors. Music is given on last page.

Set in the desert southwest, this variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a coyote's strange diet.

Uses the music and lyrics of thirteen Afro-American songs as a focal point for relating the history of the African-American experience and for telling American musical history.

A collection of eleven traditional songs and three folk tales from Appalachia, including "The Frog He Went A'Courting, " "I Gave My Love a Cherry, " and "Jack and the Bean Tree.".

In an old lullaby a baby is promised an assortment of presents from its adoring parent.