There was an old man who painted the sky
By: Teri Sloat ; illustrated by Stefano Vitale.
Contributors: Vitale, Stefano, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780805067514
Subjects: Children's songs, English -- United States -- Texts; Cave paintings -- Songs and music; Art, Prehistoric -- Songs and music; Creation in art -- Songs and music; Songs; Altamira Cave (Spain) -- Songs and music; Altamira Cave (Spain) -- Songs and music
Genres: Texts.; Songs and music.
Description: In this song based on "The Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly," a prehistoric man, contemplating the creation of the world, paints images on the ceiling of a cave, that are later discovered by a young Spanish girl in 1879.