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Understanding sayings / by Robin Johnson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Johnson, Robin Figuratively speaking ; Publisher: New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, [20156]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780778717782 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)
  • 077871778X (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)
  • 9780778718789 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0778718786 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What are sayings? -- Chapter 2: Sayings in pictures -- Chapter 3: Sayings in stories -- Chapter 4: Sayings in fairy tales -- Chapter 5: Sayings in fables -- Chapter 6: Sayings in myths -- Chapter 7: Revise your work -- Learning more -- Glossary and Index.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 428.1 J68 Available 33111008429520
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Idioms, adages, and proverbs are common expressions and sayings that have meanings beyond what can be understood by their individual words. This insightful title identifies the purpose of each figurative language form and provides strategies to help young readers decode the meanings of these nonliteral expressions.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

What are sayings? -- Chapter 2: Sayings in pictures -- Chapter 3: Sayings in stories -- Chapter 4: Sayings in fairy tales -- Chapter 5: Sayings in fables -- Chapter 6: Sayings in myths -- Chapter 7: Revise your work -- Learning more -- Glossary and Index.

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