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Understanding similes / by Robin Johnson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Johnson, Robin Figuratively speaking ; Publisher: St. Catharines, ON ; New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2016]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780778717751 (reinforced library binding)
  • 0778717755 (reinforced library binding)
  • 9780778718758 (pbk.)
  • 0778718751 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is a simile? -- Why use similes? -- Using similes in poems -- Using similes in nursery rhymes -- Using similes in fairy tales -- Using similes in novels -- Using similes in nonfiction -- revising your similes -- Publishing your similes -- Learning more.
Summary: "Designed to bolster reading comprehension and enhance writing skills, this imaginative title helps children identify and decipher the meaning of similes. Accessible text and engaging examples support a solid understanding of this figurative language form." -- Publisher's website.
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 808.032 J68 Available 33111008429462
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Designed to bolster reading comprehension and enhance writing skills, this imaginative title helps children identify and decipher the meaning of similes. Accessible text and engaging examples support a solid understanding of this figurative language form.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

"Designed to bolster reading comprehension and enhance writing skills, this imaginative title helps children identify and decipher the meaning of similes. Accessible text and engaging examples support a solid understanding of this figurative language form." -- Publisher's website.

What is a simile? -- Why use similes? -- Using similes in poems -- Using similes in nursery rhymes -- Using similes in fairy tales -- Using similes in novels -- Using similes in nonfiction -- revising your similes -- Publishing your similes -- Learning more.

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