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-- Bizarre origins of kangaroo court & other idiomsc2013., Pre-adolescent, Child's World Call No: 428.1 RIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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By Gwynne, Fredc1988., Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: 428.1 GWYNNE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Humorous text and illustrations introduce a variety of homonyms and figures of speech.
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2003., Juvenile, Sleeping Bear Press Call No: 398.9 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This book's playful rhymes remind us how often we use such creative expressions as "Hold your horses," "Money doesn't grow on trees," and "I have eyes in the back of my head," assuming that children understand what we mean.
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2004., Juvenile, Sleeping Bear Press Call No: 428.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This is a child's visual interpretation of familiar proverbs and witticisms.
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2006., Juvenile, Sleeping Bear Press Call No: 428.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Presents the history of such adages as "Do you have ants in your pants?" and "Great minds think alike," told in poetry form as well as expository text, with illustrations depicting these sayings as a student might imagine them.
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-- Raining cats and dogsBy Moses, Will2008., Juvenile, Philomel Books Call No: 428.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Click here to view Summary Note: For anyone who's ever wondered how a groom can get cold feet when he's wearing shoes and socks, or how a person can be in a pickle when pickles are so small, or how butterflies could possibly get into your stomach, Will Moses has the answers. Using his trademark folkart style along with plenty of mischief and humor, Will Moses sheds some light on these often puzzling phrases, educating young readers while entertaining them in high style.
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-- Raining cats and dogsBy Moses, Will2008., Philomel Books Call No: 428.1 MOS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: For anyone who's ever wondered how a groom can get cold feet when he's wearing shoes and socks, or how a person can be in a pickle when pickles are so small, or how butterflies could possibly get into your stomach, Will Moses has the answers. Using his trademark folkart style along with plenty of mischief and humor, Will Moses sheds some light on these often puzzling phrases, educating young readers while entertaining them in high style.
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c1994., Juvenile, Crabtree Pub. Call No: 428 .0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Historic communitiesSummary Note: Explains the source of various sayings and expressions from the American frontier, as well as how they are used today. Includes such sayings as "cut and dried" and "apple of one's eye."
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c1994, Juvenile, Crabtree Pub Call No: 428 .00973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Historic communitiesSummary Note: Contains expressions made up or mostly used by the settlers.
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c2006., Child's World Call No: 428.2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Magic of languageSummary Note: Defines similes and metaphors and describes how and why they are used in sentences.
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c2003., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: PB 428.1 LEE Edition: School Market ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explains various animal expressions that employ similes, metaphors, idioms, and proverbs.
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c2003., Juvenile, Scholastic Inc. Call No: 428.1 LEE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explains various animal expressions that employ similes, metaphors, idioms, and proverbs.
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-- There is a frog in my throatc2003., Juvenile, Holiday House Call No: 428.1 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents the meanings of over four hundred common phrases with references to animals, along with vivid illustrations.
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c2013., Lerner Publications Co Call No: 428.1 DON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: It's just an expressionSummary Note: Presents a variety of English idioms about animals, such as "crocodile tears" and "eat like a bird," and explores what they mean.