folk songs

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Rise up singing

the group-singing song book
1989

Whistle, Mary, whistle

1970
Only one thing can induce Mary to whistle.

I went to the market

an old Czechoslovakian folksong
1970
Lists all the things a penny will buy at the market.

Mary wore her red dress, and Henry wore his green sneakers

1998
Each of Katy Bear's animal friends wears a different color of clothing to her birthday party.

Old MacDonald had a farm

1999
This book reveals the animals on Old MacDonald's farm by suggesting the sounds they make.

The twelve days of Christmas

1997
Contains the words to the traditional Christmas song, accompanied by Anne Geddes photographs of costumed babies.

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly

a pop-up book
2010
Text and pop-up illustrations relate the traditional folk song in which the accidental ingestion of a fly leads an old lady to swallow larger and larger animals, ending with a horse.

Swimmy--and more classic Leo Lionni stories

2005
Swimmy meets a group of small fish who are scared to swim in the ocean. (1st work). While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick sits on the stone wall. When the dreary weather comes and the food runs out, it's Frederick who saves the day. (2nd work). When Fish's friend, the tadpole, becomes a frog and leaves the pond to explore, Fish decides that maybe he doesn't have to remain in the pond either. (3rd work). Three selfish frogs bicker all day long. But a bad storm and a big brown toad help them realize that sharing is much more fun. (4th work). Unlike other crocodiles, Cornelius walks upright, does tricks, and sees things no other crocodile can. (5th work).

"Like it was"

Bicentennial games 'n fun handbook
1975
A collection of games, crafts, songs, recipes, and social events that recreate colonial times.

There was a man and he was mad

2008
An illustrated version of the folksong and story about a man who has a dream in which he jumps from one object to another, from a paper bag to a big sunflower.

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