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There's a Frog in My Throat!: 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told Me

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This is great book for exposing children to idioms. I first present some of the expressions to my students and have them try to explain them. Afterward, they have fun going back and finding the actual meaning. We usually do this around the time that we read Amelia Bedelia. The children illustrate an expression of their own choosing and the rest of us try to guess what the expression is. There are many extension activities to do along with this fun book. It is a great way to immerse chioldren inour language and get them excited about it. Lots of fun!

In There's a Frog in My Throat, Loreen Leedy and Pat Street capture the animals that run and leap and swim and fly and crawl through our beastly English language. Loreen's sprightly illustrations and Pat's on-target choices of animal expressions and clever clustering encourage children to have fun with idioms -- a colorful leaping-off point for increased literacy.

Richard Lederer, co-author of THE BIGGEST BOOK OF ANIMAL RIDDLES

There's A Frog In My Throat! is one of the most engaging picture books received this season: an illustrated survey of zany animal sayings, from lucky and odd ducks to one-liners about birds, bears, and more. Expressions are explained and the artwork is simply gorgeous in this visually packed picturebook.

Interesting names and nicely categorized. Very educational, I learned a lot of things from it. Not really in a reading type form, but you read the smaller notes. It is very easy to look up things for reports.

This is a wonderful book for researching what idioms mean. It has delightful pictures and very clear explanations.
It would be very useful for children in third and fourth grade or for use with people learning English. Even though I have a master's degree and I am an avid reader, I found some idioms that I have never heard before. I am planning to give some copies to some third grade teachers that I know. Also, I bought a copy for my granddaughter.

Many years ago, I visited my husband's family while they were hosting a foreign exchange student from Spain. He became fascinated by an anniversary card that I gave to my in-laws entitled "A 21 Pun Salute". He worked very diligently to master all of the puns on this card, deciding that it would be an excellent way to start to master the English language.

In my mind this was a brilliant concept, because our language is filled with many colorful, quirky, sometimes confusing, expressions of all sorts, and understanding them can certainly bring about a more sophisticated grasp of the language.

This is a clever, very colorful picture book with a simple purpose. It illustrates, with funny little cartoons, hundreds (440 to be exact) of common expressions in the English language that involve animals, such as:

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
"Mad as a hornet."
"I have butterflies in my stomach."
"You're putting the cart before the horse."
"Going hog wild."
"I'm as free as a bird."
"He looked like a deer caught in the headlights."

A short definition of each phrase's meaning is also included.

I like how there's a certain connectivity between different themes and they modernized some old-fashioned clip-art for many of the illustrations.

This will be enjoyed by preschoolers all the way through the elementary school years, but would also be a wonderful tool for anyone wishing to better understand the language.

A friend lent me this book because I mentioned I was teaching idioms in my class. I loved the endless examples showing the literal meaning and the figurative meaning of each saying. I'm glad I bought a copy of my own. I'm sure it will be utilized for many years.

My son loved it at first sight! it is written in a funny teachble way.
The book is appreciated from PreK. till 6th. grade. Usually I check books out at the local library before I buy them and if I like them,I'll buy them!

I bought this book for my 4 year old son as a fun way to introduce sayings. It is probably a little over his head at this point, but I think it will be a great tool when he is a little bit older. The only thing I was disappointed about is that the pages are a little "busy." There are probably 10-15 sayings introduced per 2 page spread. It is definitely not a book for consumption in 1 sitting.

We first borrowed this book from the library and my 6-yr-old absolutely loves it! Great pictures and creative visuals make the idioms fun to read (and learn!). I know it'll come in handy for future references and book reports, so we're now buying it for keeps!