Understanding sayings / by Robin Johnson.
Material type: TextSeries: Johnson, Robin Figuratively speaking ; Publisher: New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, [20156]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780778717782 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)
- 077871778X (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)
- 9780778718789 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0778718786 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 428.1 J68 | Available | 33111008429520 |
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.