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Ack! There's a Bug in My Ear! (And Other Sayings That Just Aren't True) (Sayings and Phrases)
By Klingel, Cynthia Fitterer & GALLAGHER-COLE, MERNIE
- ISBN
- 978-1-59296-902-9
- Publisher
- Child's World
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2008
Gr 2-5 Each volume features more than 30 commonly used but curious-sounding phrases. Following an introductory definition of the term "idiom," watercolor cartoons of googly-eyed children suggest the most apparent meaning of each phrase. Coupled with each picture is a short narrative that illustrates the phrase's true meaning in context. The idiom's meaning is then stated plainly in enlarged colorful type. While these books will not provide historical insigh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
