there was an old lady who swallowed a fly by simms taback

I strongly feel that this story could motivate children when reading and therefore supports children reading for pleasure. I read this book to a class of year one children and there was a lot of laughter throughout the book. The design of the book is also interesting and engaging for younger viewers as there are purposely created holes to see into the ladies tummy and all the animals she has swallowed. When telling the story to young children the words can be turned into a song which adds to the enjoyment element. The comical element of the story is that the lady dies after she swallows the horse however she should have died after swallowing the bird. The lady keeps swallowing animals to catch the last animal she swallowed. The story is about a lady who swallows a whole list of animals (fly, spider, bird, cat, dog, pig, goat, cow, donkey and a horse).

This is a fun story to read to your class and is most likely aimed for lower key stage one children. When read aloud, kids will have a hard time resisting the playful text and captivatingly clever illustrations.Review for There was an old lady who swallowed a fly by Pam Adams These unexpected additions to the story by the illustrations add to the appeal of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Also included in the collage are other objects people associate with dogs like dog bowls, bones, tags, signs and even an August calendar with 'dog days' stamped across it and a National Enquirer headline that reads 'Lady Wolfs Down Dog.' There is a page that shows all different things that come from cows and the back cover lists 18 different types of flies along with an illustration. On the page where the old lady swallows the dog, for example, there are many different illustrations of dogs with their breed listed below. The mixed media illustrations include lots of details that are worth looking for on each page.

Taback uses a di-cut pages to show the reader each animal inside of the old lady's growing belly. The illustrations in this story are very bold, bright, and colorful and really are the highlight of this book. Taback does a great job of capturing an older than usual audience with his version of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by including witty comments from the animals in the story and humorous details to the illustrations. Perhaps she'll die.' As an American folk poem that was first heard in the United States in the 1940's, there have been different versions told, but the original author is unknown. This cumulative tale, when read aloud, is extremely catchy and will have kids reading along with the repeated and rhyming phrases 'I don't know why she swallowed the.

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly by simms taback