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Marvin Terban (Author), Giulio Maestro (Illustrator)

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Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Thirty popular expressions such as "straight from the horse's mouth" and "white elephant" are amusingly explained and illustrated.

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Thirty popular expressions such as "straight from the horse's mouth" and "white elephant" are amusingly explained and illustrated.

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"Will be useful in a classroom setting or as a browser's delight." Booklist, ALA

About the Author

Marvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.

Giulio Maestro is an author and artist who has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers, including Marvin Terban's GUPPIES IN TUXEDOS: FUNNY EPONYMS and IT FIGURES! FUN FIGURES OF SPEECH. He lives with his wife, Betsy, in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Product Details

Reading level: Ages 5 and up
Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Sandpiper (April 18, 1983)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0899191649
ISBN-13: 978-0899191645
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 0.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #784,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Marvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TOO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.

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My fifth-grade students loved this. I kept it on the counter and watched them use it many times while writing, and I enjoyed seeing them have fun with language.

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5.0 out of 5 stars In a Pickle and Other Funny Idioms, March 31, 2007

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This is helping our child understand when we and other adults use idioms while it expands her vocabulary. My 5 year old (who reads on a 3rd grade level) loves it and reads it as a joke book while leaning things far ahead of her time. Terban includes the origin of the idiom and the cartoon picture drives home the message. This is a reference just a necessary as a dictionary.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids!, December 31, 2009

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This was a fun, little idiom book. It would be great for kids, and I enjoyed the illustrations (despite the opinions of the other reviewers). It definitely is good for a few hours of fun with your child, and I would have given it five stars if it wasn't so short. Nonetheless, it is a really fun book by one of the leading authors in the idiom book market. Enjoy!

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Author of the popular "Quote Junkie" book sereies and the brand new "Idiom Junkie" series

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This book is written on a child's level. It is very short in length and the book has stains on it from spills (I can only assume). I expected more and received much less.

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This book cites 4 books:

A Hog on Ice: & Other Curious Expressions by Charles E. Funk in Back Matter
A Dictionary of American Idioms by Adam Makkai in Back Matter
Heavens to Betsy!: & Other Curious Sayings by Charles E. Funk in Back Matter
A Concise Dictionary of English Idioms by William Freeman in Back Matter

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