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Author
Series
Stink Moody volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of such adages as "Do you have ants in your pants?" and "Great minds think alike," told in poetry form as well as expository text, with illustrations depicting these sayings as a student might imagine them.
Author
Publisher
CFI
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Idioms and idiomatic language are as real to the messages of holy scripture as are prophecies and parables. Idioms are words and phrases that express more than the actual words themselves. They paint mental or emotional images that bring events or feelings to the present quickly and with intensity. Like a cultural shorthand, they can describe things without using lengthy explanations.
On the other hand, idioms can be meaningless and misleading if...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An engaging way to introduce young readers to parts of speech, particularly idioms and cliches. Explains the differences, and how best to use--and not use--said parts of speech. Fulfills Common Core standard for literature.
10) Catch my breath
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A child explores where breath might go after it is lost, whether under someone else's breath, among a nursery's baby's breath, or in a breath of fresh air. Includes facts about idioms and the Walt Disney Animation Studios Artist Showcase.
Author
Edition
Print book : Preschool : English
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.
Author
Edition
Print book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : English
Language
English
Description
What do you think when you hear "wild goose chase" or "raining cats and dogs"? Do you imagine geese running in circles, or kittens and pups falling from the sky? Dive into this book's playful pages to explore funny animal phrases and the dictionary definitions that help explain them.
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