There's a Frog in My Throat! by Pat Street

There's a Frog in My Throat!

440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me

Pat Street

Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · March 15, 2004

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Who it’s for
Animal wordplay and literal cartoons make figurative language delightfully concrete.
Themes
Similes, metaphors, and idioms, Common animal sayings
Genres
Vocabulary & Spelling, ESL for Kids, Creative Writing

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About this book

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!

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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

Sayings Made Visible

Animal wordplay and literal cartoons make figurative language delightfully concrete.

Come here for

  • For common sayings with a wonderfully literal visual twist
  • For similes, metaphors, and idioms without the guesswork

Expect

  • More than four hundred sayings, simply explained and placed in context
  • A lively mix of reference and entertainment

Where it sits

Vocabulary & Spelling81%
Creative Writing47%
ESL for Kids36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • ESL for Kids
  • Creative Writing
  • Vocabulary & Spelling
Authors
Pat Street
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
March 15, 2004
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Similes, metaphors, and idioms · Common animal sayings
Reading lane
ESL for Kids