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There was an old lady who swallowed a trout / Teri Sloat ; illustrated by Reynold Ruffins.

ISBN: 0805069003
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Edition: First Owlet paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : H. Holt, 2002.
Copyright: &copy;1998.

Sloat, Teri (Author). Ruffins, Reynold (Added Author).

Summary:

Set on the coast of the Pacific Northwest, this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme describes the silly consequences of an old woman's fishy diet. A bright, energetic retelling of a beloved children's rhyme, with a Pacific Northwest twist. "There was an old lady who swallowed a trout That splished and splashed and thrashed about." Everyone has heard about the old lady who swallowed a fly, but there is something particularly fishy about this old lady . . . Beautiful illustrations in this story capture the scenery and wildlife of the Pacific Northwest. The buoyant text jumps along as the old lady swallows a salmon, an otter, a seal, a walrus, and more, until eventually she swallows the entire sea and the trout swims free! With a unique and fascinating setting, this pure flight of fancy gives a fresh look to a familiar poem.