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The fox went out on a chilly night : an old song

Title
The fox went out on a chilly night : an old song / illustrated by Peter Spier.
Publication
Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday & Co., c1961.

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Additional Authors
  • Spier, Peter, 1927-
  • Ives, Burl, 1909-1995
  • Doubleday and Company, inc. pbl
Description
[42] p. : ill. (some col.), music; 21 cm.
Summary
The countryside of New England is depicted in the pictures accompanying this folk song in which a fox travels many miles to get dinner for his wife and ten kits.
Subject
  • Foxes > Juvenile literature
  • Farm life > Juvenile literature
  • Hunters > Juvenile literature
  • Geese > Juvenile literature
  • Families > Juvenile literature
  • Folk songs > Juvenile works
  • Children's stories
  • Folk songs, American
  • Folk songs, English > United States > Texts
  • New England > Juvenile literature
Genre/Form
Picture books for children.
Note
  • Includes a setting (for voice and piano) of the song arranged by Burl Ives.
Awards (note)
  • Caldecott Honor Book, 1962.
Call Number
JFF 80-586
ISBN
  • 0385079907 (trade)
  • 9780385079907 (trade)
  • 0385002319 (pbk.)
  • 9780385002318 (pbk.)
LCCN
60007139
OCLC
248332
Title
The fox went out on a chilly night : an old song / illustrated by Peter Spier.
Imprint
Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday & Co., c1961.
Edition
1st ed.
Awards
Caldecott Honor Book, 1962.
Added Author
Spier, Peter, 1927- Illustrator
Ives, Burl, 1909-1995, arranger of music.
Doubleday and Company, inc. Publisher
Research Call Number
JFF 80-586
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