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Synopsis
Have you ever been so angry that you were mad as a wet hen? The meanings of 134 lively idioms are explained in this entertaining and useful book.
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About the Author
Marvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.
Giulio Maestro is an author and artist who has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers, including Marvin Terban's GUPPIES IN TUXEDOS: FUNNY EPONYMS and IT FIGURES! FUN FIGURES OF SPEECH. He lives with his wife, Betsy, in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
From School Library Journal
Grade 3-6 Whether children find themselves ``under the weather'' or ``in the dog house,'' idioms are always with them. This playful look at our challenging lan guage provides definitions of 136 such col loquial expressions, including brief histor ical explanations for nearly half of them. As he did in In a Pickle (Clarion, 1983), Terban interprets some of the idioms which make English conversation so col orful and, at times, confusing. Maestro's two-color cartoon-like illustrations are amusing and informative themselves, pro viding visual clues that support the textual explanations. No one can help laughing at the obvious discomfort expressed by the anthropomorphic carrots as they are dropped ``in hot water'' by a benign-look ing rabbit chef. Although some of the ex pressions included are dated, the alpha betical index enables teachers and librarians to pick and choose. This book might be particularly beneficial in schools having a large ESL program, especially for older, more advanced students. It is a pleasant, although non-essential browsing item, useful as an adjunct to the language arts program. Martha Rosen, Edgewood School, Scarsdale,
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- PublisherClarion Books
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0618830030
- ISBN 13 9780618830039
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages64
- IllustratorMaestro Giulio
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