
There's a Frog in My Throat!
440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me
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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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
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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 & Spelling | 81% |
|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 47% |
| ESL for Kids | 36% |
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