There was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea.There was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea Jennifer Ward, author Steve Gray, illustrator Rising Moon c/o Northland north·land also North·land n. A region in the north of a country or an area. north  land Publishing PO Box 1389, Flagstaff Flagstaff, city (1990 pop. 45,857), seat of Coconino co., N Ariz., near the San Francisco Peaks; inc. 1894. Lumbering, ranching, and a lively tourist trade thrive in the region, where many ruined pueblos, numerous state parks, several lakes, and large pine forests , AZ 86002 0873588983 $15.95 www.risingmoonbooks.com 1-800-346-3257 Award-winning author Jennifer Ward presents There was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea, a whimsical children's picturebook offering an outrageous take on a common children's nursery rhyme nursery rhyme Verse customarily told or sung to small children. Though the oral tradition of nursery rhymes is ancient, the largest number date from the 16th, 17th, and (most frequently) 18th centuries. . Following the exploits of a hungry coyote who sets out to gulp down everything in sight--and the perplexed appetizers socializing in his tummy--There was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea blends the vibrant, cartoony art of Steve Gray and singsong sing·song n. 1. Verse characterized by mechanical regularity of rhythm and rhyme. 2. A monotonously rising and falling inflection of the voice. adj. Monotonous in vocal inflection or rhythm. rhythm to create a rollicking rol·lick·ing adj. Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous: a rollicking celebration. rol funny tale. "He swallowed the cactus to go with the chile. / He swallowed the chile to season the bird. / He swallowed the bird to catch the snake. / He swallowed the snake to catch the lizard. / He swallowed the lizard to catch the flea, / Plucked from his knee, that tickly flea. / Yippe-o-ki-yee?" |
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