folk songs

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folk songs

There was an old lady who swallowed a shell!

2006
In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave.

Jane Yolen's old MacDonald songbook

1994
A collection of traditional animal songs accompanied by music.

Deck the hall

a traditional carol
2000
An illustrated version of the classic Christmas carol celebrating "the season to be jolly.".

There was an old lady who swallowed a chick!

2010
In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a chick, some straw, an egg, some candy, a basket, and a bow!.

The farmer in the dell

1998
An illustrated version of the traditional game song accompanied by music.

The twelve days of Christmas

2011
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.

This land is your land

2008
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.

12 days of Christmas

2010
Sets the traditional Christmas carol in Africa, using a combination of text and rebuses. Includes author's note about some of the African traditions depicted.

Hilary Knight's The twelve days of Christmas

2001
More and more gifts arrive from a young bear's true love on each of the twelve days of Christmas.

All God's critters got a place in the choir

1989
Celebrates how all the animals in the world make their own music in their own way, some singing low, some singing higher.

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