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There Was an Old...
There Was an Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon! (Digital Read Along Edition)
There was an old lady who swallowed a cow. I don't know why she swallowed a cow but she did it somehow!
The latest addition to Scholastic's bestselling series by Lucille Colandro and Jared Lee is a fully illustrated board book, perfect for the youngest readers.
64 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 30, 2019
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September 21, 2021
Perfect as a supplement to our study today of space and a lesson on the new restaurant opening at Disney. Also, we have followed the SpaceX mission and this is a great tie in with young students. I love that the author added this to her set of OLD books.
August 28, 2021
Colandro is now milking her "I Know An Old Lady" series to include science, and the format is weird.
It is sized like a beginning reader, but the text is clearly that of a picture book suitable for older preschoolers and early elementary school. The story line is silly enough for the picture book section, but it is loaded with facts, including a section at the end.
And above all, Colandro decides to use "Old Astronaut" instead of "Old Lady," so that the rhythm is awkward to read aloud.
A mish-mosh book.
It is sized like a beginning reader, but the text is clearly that of a picture book suitable for older preschoolers and early elementary school. The story line is silly enough for the picture book section, but it is loaded with facts, including a section at the end.
And above all, Colandro decides to use "Old Astronaut" instead of "Old Lady," so that the rhythm is awkward to read aloud.
A mish-mosh book.
March 20, 2022
I read this to Julianna tonight. She gives it 5 stars. I agree. She said its funny. I think its a cute story, educational & even has a search & find in the back. PTA gave us the book to prepare us for end of march beginning kickoff of PARP Pick a Reading Partner. Which of course will be Julianna and I :-) 15 minutes per night & a read-a-thon & fundraiser. We enjoyed this book. Julianna loves everything science which amazes me. :-)
April 7, 2022
Good 👍 book 📖
February 2, 2020
This book is wacky and fun! Kids will enjoy seeing what the old lady is going to swallow next. This time she is out in the galaxy wolfing down all kinds of space items. There is a very interesting information page at the end of the book. I learned a lot and I think kids will enjoy learning space facts, too. Illustrations are fun and wacky. What more could a reader want? Highly recommended for Grades K-3.
June 1, 2019
These books are always a hit at storytime, especially with the old lady puppet.
Not sure how I feel about the solar system fact couplets mixed in after every verse. Seemed to break up the flow. And, I was disappointed with the ending. She didn't burp or throw up.
Not sure how I feel about the solar system fact couplets mixed in after every verse. Seemed to break up the flow. And, I was disappointed with the ending. She didn't burp or throw up.
June 17, 2020
Very interesting. My kid loves it
November 23, 2020
Linc loves these books
December 3, 2020
It's ok. It doesn't flow real well, but you just read it fast and silly and it's fine. Lots of details to take in. Could be a great science conversation spring board.
November 8, 2022
What is up with that ending?
September 14, 2024
It wasn't bad...exactly.
It had good points.
And then it had really odd things in it as well.
Let's start with the good points.
It's a poem, so it has a rhythm that makes it fun to read aloud.
The poem builds on itself, so the lines that appear earlier show up again and again and build on each other to create anticipation for the surprise at the end of the book.
It has explanations in a glossary at the end of the book in case the students (cause it's not intended for readers, it's intended for students) happened to not understand the terms. It also has activities at the end for said students.
It teaches about space in a somewhat amusing way.
It's priced reasonably! Shock! A reasonably priced picture book?!!?!?
The bad things.
The surprise was stupid. You build up all this anticipation about an astronaut swallowing spacial objects and then blow away all that imagination by saying that she did it at a planetarium. Complete let down.
Sometimes there were random pages inserted with children looking at each other happily spouting off facts about space that had nothing to do with the page before or the page after. It ruined the pacing and was, frankly, annoying.
It's clearly a teaching book. It's not a book kids are going to pick up for fun and read. It's a book for a teacher to read with the class together and use as a teaching aid. There is nothing wrong with that...exactly...I just don't like it. I feel as if one was put over on me. I was expecting a book targeted at children, for children. Not a book targeted at an adult to read to children. I feel like when you write a book to accomplish a particular purpose before you sit down to write it, that it's not really art, it's propaganda, or regurgitated cardboard. I don't like it.
Story: Educational poem
Art: Messy
Price: $8.99
It had good points.
And then it had really odd things in it as well.
Let's start with the good points.
It's a poem, so it has a rhythm that makes it fun to read aloud.
The poem builds on itself, so the lines that appear earlier show up again and again and build on each other to create anticipation for the surprise at the end of the book.
It has explanations in a glossary at the end of the book in case the students (cause it's not intended for readers, it's intended for students) happened to not understand the terms. It also has activities at the end for said students.
It teaches about space in a somewhat amusing way.
It's priced reasonably! Shock! A reasonably priced picture book?!!?!?
The bad things.
The surprise was stupid. You build up all this anticipation about an astronaut swallowing spacial objects and then blow away all that imagination by saying that she did it at a planetarium. Complete let down.
Sometimes there were random pages inserted with children looking at each other happily spouting off facts about space that had nothing to do with the page before or the page after. It ruined the pacing and was, frankly, annoying.
It's clearly a teaching book. It's not a book kids are going to pick up for fun and read. It's a book for a teacher to read with the class together and use as a teaching aid. There is nothing wrong with that...exactly...I just don't like it. I feel as if one was put over on me. I was expecting a book targeted at children, for children. Not a book targeted at an adult to read to children. I feel like when you write a book to accomplish a particular purpose before you sit down to write it, that it's not really art, it's propaganda, or regurgitated cardboard. I don't like it.
Story: Educational poem
Art: Messy
Price: $8.99
April 26, 2019
{My thoughts} – This book is a lot fun. I happen to enjoy all the books that are similar to this by Lucille Colandro. She has a nice interesting imagination when it comes to the many different things the Old Lady is able to swallow and why she swallows so many things.
I read through this book with my two year old and she kept pointing at objects on the pages. It’s her way of saying tell me what this and that is. She always has a smile on her face when she is being read to. She also seems to have an interest in these particular books.
I really liked how this particular book was put together. It’s not only a silly rhyme but it also helps to teach children about space. I like how in the back of the book there is more information for the child as they get older if they have more of in interest in it’s subject matter. This was a fun book to read and I look forward to reading more books in the series in the future.
I read through this book with my two year old and she kept pointing at objects on the pages. It’s her way of saying tell me what this and that is. She always has a smile on her face when she is being read to. She also seems to have an interest in these particular books.
I really liked how this particular book was put together. It’s not only a silly rhyme but it also helps to teach children about space. I like how in the back of the book there is more information for the child as they get older if they have more of in interest in it’s subject matter. This was a fun book to read and I look forward to reading more books in the series in the future.
December 29, 2019
Excellent book.
Mix of fiction and non-fiction.
Magic School Bus meets Where’s Waldo meets Young Readers.
Too hard for a normal 1st grade and kinder level student to read on their own but perfect for being read too and to discuss: sight words, rhyming words, short vowel and long vowel words.
Great for elementary kids who want to learn about the solar system in a short fun way.
Mix of fiction and non-fiction.
Magic School Bus meets Where’s Waldo meets Young Readers.
Too hard for a normal 1st grade and kinder level student to read on their own but perfect for being read too and to discuss: sight words, rhyming words, short vowel and long vowel words.
Great for elementary kids who want to learn about the solar system in a short fun way.
February 7, 2023
This was much better than the pirate edition, but I am still not sold on the dual storylines. I thought the rhyme in this one was oodles better than the other. The story has a cute logical flow which I could see my kids memorizing for long car trips. The backmatter is full of facts and there is a game to play.
March 22, 2021
Great story with some repeated lines for young readers and good facts about the Solar System included. There is a Fact Page in the back with information about the Solar System and objects in space. I love some of the full page illustrations.
July 18, 2021
The old lady with pica becomes Galactus, devourer of worlds. Or Remina. I'm bugged by the fact that there's a star which is snaller than the moon, but in alternating verses there are kids explaining accurate science facts.
March 24, 2022
My daughter learned about “The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog” at school, and so we had to check out all the books about her at the Library.
This one is silly, just like the rest, and my daughter loves them. I might have to add these to our personal collection now.
This one is silly, just like the rest, and my daughter loves them. I might have to add these to our personal collection now.
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April 4, 2024I read this to my preschoolers during our week of the Moon. This was a fun way for students to understand space objects and their size comparisons. I think this a silly way for students to be introduced to the idea of space and the moon.
March 6, 2025
This take on the classic rhyme felt phoned in. The space theme was the only reason we picked it up, but the text was awkward, and the illustrations felt off. Definitely not as good as the original version.
June 3, 2019
The old lady swallows portions of the solar system to create a planetarium show.
Information text at the end.
Rhymes are fun to read aloud.
Information text at the end.
Rhymes are fun to read aloud.
June 8, 2019
At the Barnes & Noble story time in Silverdale, Washington
June 12, 2019
I love these books and so do my patrons at the library! This is perfect for this years Summer Reading Theme: Universe of Stories. I probably will read this book sometime this summer for storytime.
June 25, 2019
I liked that in between the silliness of what the astronaut ate there were short facts about the universe.
June 27, 2019
It goes beautifully with this year's summer reading them and had nice NF facts, but why couldn't they have made it the same size as all the others? This is too small for storytime.
June 29, 2019
a neat take on an old favorite
August 8, 2019
Read at Picture Book Read-In 2019 for work.
Cute!
Cute!
September 4, 2019
Review from B & K
September 10, 2019
Lots of fun sharing this with the grandchildren.
November 11, 2019
My students love these books.
December 16, 2019
Loved this book! My granddaughters are obsessed with space - stars, planets and moons! This was a very fun book for them to read and learn from as it contains space facts as well!
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