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There was an old sailor

There was an old sailor

Claire Saxby

About this book

The tale of an old salty sailor who swallows a krill which makes him ill, and who cures his terrible bellyache by eating each animal in the sea, one after another. This is a nautical take on the beloved childhood rhyme "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly."

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OL Work ID
OL17915695W

Subjects

Humorous storiesAdaptationsSailorsChildren's songsJuvenile fictionNonsense versesFictionTextsEnglish Folk songsMarine animalsChildren's storiesPicture books for childrenJuvenile literaturePictorial worksChildren's fiction

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