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Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of idioms, and highlights the reasons people love to use them. Includes a text-related activity and questions, a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
Author
Series
Stink volume 2
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
AD 830L
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the author of Buzzy the Bumblebee comes a child's hilarious visual interpretation of such parental idioms and witticisms as 'Hold your horses;' 'Money doesn't grow on trees;' and 'I have eyes in the back of my head.' 'Cat got your toungue?' My momma likes to say. I'm not sure what she means but I like it anyway. My cat has never tried to take my tongue away. But if he did, he'd find that it can stretch a long, long way.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (34 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
Since he was knee-high to a grasshopper, little Stu's favorite place to visit was the nearby zoo. He was there so often that even the animals recognized him. The animals' sounds, from the coos and the snorts, and the squeaks and bellows, and the brays and the whistles, were music to his ears. His mother called it a symphony. Stu loved to pretend to be a conductor when he listened to the animals. But now there is trouble brewing at the zoo. A man wants...
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Demonstrates the different ways people look at the same situations by presenting contrasting idiomatic expressions in both English and Spanish. Example: Someone important is a "big wheel" in English but a "fat fish" in Spanish.
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xi, 322 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Three centuries of English idioms--their unusual origins and unexpected interpretations. To pay through the nose. Raining cats and dogs. By hook or by crook. Curry favor. Drink like a fish. Eat crow. We hear such phrases every day, but this book is the first truly all-encompassing etymological guide to both their meanings and origins. Spanning more than three centuries, Take My Word for It is a fascinating, one-of-a-kind window into the surprisingly...
Author
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Pair a dictionary definition with a humorous illustration, and what do you get? A delightful way to unpack the meaning of unusual figures of speech. From Merriam-Webster, a trusted and leading authority on language for more than 180 years, this imaginative picture book takes a closer look at the fanciful, and sometimes curious, words we use to describe groups of animals." -- Dust jacket.
14) Monkey business
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Lexile measure
910L
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
IG 670L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
An A for effort. Cracking the books. Putting your nose to the grindstone. Have you ever heard these crazy expressions? People use them even when no one's really grading you, breaking books in two, or sharpening your nose. That's because these sayings are idioms-phrases that mean something different than what the words in them actually say. But don't let idioms make you rack your brain! Let's explore a variety of school-related idioms and figure out...
Author
Publisher
Tiller Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Tiller Press trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 269 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Engage with everyday expressions in a completely different (and fun!) way, with this entertaining and interactive book of common phrases that can turn a humdrum gathering into a raucous game night. We use expressions all the time. When you feel sick, you're "under the weather." When you feel great, you're "on top of the world." You may be fine with "half a loaf," or you may insist on "the whole enchilada." But whether you're a "smart cookie" or a...