There was an old lady who swallowed a fly / Simms Taback.
| Author/creator | Taback, Simms illustrator, author. |
| Other author | Viking Press, publisher. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Viking, [1997] |
| Copyright Date | ©1997 |
| Description | 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | http://www.embracingthechild.com/bookspecialtaback.html |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | Presents the traditional version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's with illustrations on die-cut pages that reveal all that the old lady swallows. |
| General note | On die-cut pages. |
| General note | Simms Taback (February 13, 1932 - December 25, 2011) was an American writer, graphic artist, and illustrator of more than 35 books. He won the 2000 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing Joseph Had a Little Overcoat, and was a runner-up in 1998 for There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Taback graduated from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and served in the United States Army. He was a designer for CBS Records and The New York Times. He was the founder and president of the Illustrators Guild (later the New York Graphic Artists Guild) and taught art at the School of Visual Arts and Syracuse University. Taback designed the first McDonald's Happy Meal box in 1977. He died in 2011 of pancreatic cancer. |
| Interest age level | Ages 4-8 |
| Interest grade level | Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
| Audience | AD 320 Lexile |
| Study program note | Accelerated reader |
| Awards note | Caldecott Honor Book, 1998 |
| Awards note | ALA Notable Children's Book, 1998 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Taback, Simms. There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. New York : Viking, 1997 |
| Genre/form | Caldecott Medal Honor book 1998. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Specimens. |
| Genre/form | Texts. |
| Genre/form | Picture books for children. |
| Genre/form | Stories in rhyme. |
| Genre/form | Toy and movable books. |
| Genre/form | Folk songs. |
| Genre/form | Dust jackets (Bindings) 1997. |
| Genre/form | Nonsense verse 1997. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature. |
| LCCN | 96061604 |
| ISBN | 0670869392 |
| ISBN | 9780670869398 |
| ISBN | 1591124077 |
| ISBN | 9781591124078 |
| ISBN | 9781555928957 |
| ISBN | 1555928951 |
| ISBN | 0758701543 (BWI bdg.) |
| ISBN | 9780758701541 |
| ISBN | 9780780432390 (PermaBound) |
| ISBN | 0780432398 (PermaBound) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 782.42 T111T | ✔ Available | Place Hold |