Birds of a Feather: A Book of Idioms and Silly Pictures - Brossura

Oelschlager, Vanita

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0980016282 ISBN 13: 9780980016284

Casa editrice: Vanitabooks Llc, 2009

Riassunto

Children are innately curious about words, especially phrases that make them laugh (“Ants in your pants!”), sound silly (“Barking up the wrong tree” or “Goosebumps”) or trigger images that tickle a child’s sense of the absurd (“Like a bull in a china shop”). Birds of a Feather introduces children to the magic of idioms – words that separately have one meaning, but together take on something entirely different. Birds of a Feather introduces idioms with outlandish illustrations of what the words describe literally. The reader then has to guess the “real” meaning of the phrases (which is upside down in the corner of each spread). At the end of the book, the reader is invited to learn more about these figures of speech.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Vanita Oelschlager is a wife, mother, grandmother, philanthropist, former teacher, current caregiver, author, and poet. She is a graduate of Mt. Union College in Alliance, Ohio, where she currently serves as a Trustee. Vanita is also Writer In Residence for the Literacy Program at The University of Akron.Her first book, My Grampy Can’t Walk, was widely praised. It’s an uplifting story about the wonderful relationship between her husband Jim, who has multiple sclerosis, and their grandchildren. Vanita has also supported Jim as he built Oak Associates, ltd. into a highly respected investment management firm.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

Children learn how to have fun with language, plus how words

can evolve from one meaning to something entirely different.

This book is a good tool for group discussions, as well as for

individual creative time. Children and parents who like other

VanitaBooks will want this one also.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Vanitabooks Llc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0980016282
• ISBN 13: 9780980016284
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 32
• Disegnatore: Hegan Robin