folk songs

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folk songs

Animal fair

2010
A retelling of a traditional song in which a child visits the animal fair.

I hear America singing!

folk songs for American families
2003
A collection of American folk songs for children, including "Take Me Out to the Ball Game, " "Sweet Betsy from Pike, " and "This Land is Your Land.".

Hush, little baby

2006
An illustrated version of the traditional folk song in which a father promises the world to his restless baby daughter.

Inch by inch

the garden song
1997
Inch by inch, row by row, a child grows a garden with the help of the rain and the earth.

There was an old lady who swallowed some bugs

2010
In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a tasty slug, a poached roach, and a squirmy worm are part of the feast for a rather unusual old lady.

One Monday morning

1967
A playing-card-type king, queen, prince and their entourage march gaily through a young hero's daydream.

There was an old monkey who swallowed a frog

2010
Set in the jungle, this variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a monkey's strange diet.

The Friendly beasts

an old English Christmas carol
1998
In this old English Christmas carol the friendly stable beasts tell of the gifts they have given to the newborn Jesus.

The farmer in the dell

2003
Provides a history and words to ten verses of the folk song, "The Farmer in the Dell, " as well as simple instructions for making a musical instrument and playing the traditional game.

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