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There Was an Old Man ...: A Collection of Limericks

Book Description
Edward Lear, by profession a landscape painter and by choice an entertainer of children, ushered in the great age of nonsense with his Book of Nonsense (1846). A master of his craft, Lear wrote hundreds of limericks that tickled everyone's funnybone. Quebec artist Michele Lemieux brings Lear's imaginary countries and absurd people to life in this collection of 51 of his most outrageous and playful... More
Book Information
PublisherKids Can Press Ltd
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages80
ISBN-101550742132
ISBN-13978-1550742138
Publication Date/1994
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About Edward Lear (Author) : Edward Lear is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Edward Lear include Nonsense Songs and Stories, The Owl and the Pussyca... more
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About Michele Lemieux (Illustrator) : Michele Lemieux is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Michele Lemieux include Noche de Tormenta, What's That Noise?, Stormy Night, and Peter an... more
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