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There's a Frog in My Throat!: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me -- Loreen Leedy, Paperback
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Have you heard the buzz? Kids book experts Pat Street and Loreen Leedy worked like dogs (that is, they worked very hard) to pull a rabbit out of a hat (do something amazing) and create this hilarious, comprehensive introduction to similes, metaphors, and idioms. Pairing hilariously literal illustrations--like a duck in scrubs for a quack, or a hen's chicken scratch handwriting--with simple explanations of the expressions, There's a Frog In My Throat introduces more than four hundred common sayings, and puts them into easy-to-understand context. Each page is packed with cartoonish illustrations and intriguing expressions. Readers will be drawn like a moth to a flame to this fascinating book, equal parts reference and entertainment. Perfect for readers starting to study figurative language and use it in their own writings, or for English language learners of all ages, this picture book is the bee's knees--it's terrific
For more expressive, idiomatic sayings, check out Pat Street's You're Pulling My Leg , too--quick as a bunny An ALA Notable Book
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Author: Loreen Leedy, Pat Street
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 09/01/2003
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.90w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9780823418190
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 03/29/2004 pg. 65
Publishers Weekly 03/29/2004
For more expressive, idiomatic sayings, check out Pat Street's You're Pulling My Leg , too--quick as a bunny An ALA Notable Book
A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Author: Loreen Leedy, Pat Street
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 09/01/2003
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.90w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9780823418190
Audience: Ages 9-12
Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 03/29/2004 pg. 65
Publishers Weekly 03/29/2004
About the Author
Loreen Leedy's nonfiction books are staples in classrooms across the country and have been widely recognized with awards and great reviews. Ms. Leedy lives in Florida. Learn more on her website at www.loreenleedy.com.
Product Tags:
Ages 9-12, Animals, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction, English as a Second Language, Foreign Language Study, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Holiday House, Juvenile Nonfiction, Language Arts, Loreen Leedy, Paperback, Vocabulary & SpellingContact form
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