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Similes

Amusing pictures of children and animals illustrate the meaning of 'like' and 'as' comparisons between two unlike things

By Joan Hanson

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9780822511083 | Lerner Pub Group, November 1, 1976, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A child uses similes to describe his neighborhood friends.

More Similes: Roar Like a Lion As Loud As Thunder ... and Other "Like" or "As" Comparisons Between Unlike Things

Nearly thirty humorous 'as' or 'like' comparisons, such as 'eat like a pig' and 'as high as a kite,' are illustrated in this introduction to similes

By Joan Hanson

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9780822511120 | Lerner Pub Group, February 1, 1979, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A collection of similes accompanied by pictures that illustrate their meaning.

Chin Music: Tall Talk and Other Talk

Presents examples of folk speech used during the period 1815 to 1950. Identifies their meaning and the regions in which they were collected.

By Alvin Schwartz

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9780397318704 | Harpercollins, October 1, 1979, cover price $12.89 | About this edition: An illustrated compendium of American folk sayings and expressions highlights the down-home wit and wisdom of rural America

Put Your Foot in Your Mouth and Other Silly Sayings

The meanings and origins of twenty-one common American idioms are explained in easy-to-read terms and are depicted in humorous cartoons

By James A. Cox and Sam Q. Weissman

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Hardcover:

9780394845036 | Random House Childrens Books, September 1, 1980, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Discusses the origin and meaning of 21 sayings used in American English.

Library:

9780394945033 | Random House Childrens Books, September 1, 1980, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Discusses the origin and meaning of 21 sayings used in American English.

Over the Moon: A Book of Sayings

Traditional sayings that are often heard but not explained are given meaning as the author provides brief and simple explanations for fifty-eight common expressions

By Shirley Hughes

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9780571115945 | Faber & Faber, December 1, 1980, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Traditional sayings that are often heard but not explained are given meaning as the author provides brief and simple explanations for fifty-eight common expressions

In a Pickle: And Other Funny Idioms

Discusses the true meanings and origins of such idioms as 'let the cat out of the bag,' 'get it straight from the horse's mouth,' and more than two dozen other expressions. Reissue.

By Marvin Terban

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Paperback:

9780618830015 | Reissue edition (Houghton Mifflin, June 18, 2007), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Discusses the true meanings and origins of such idioms as 'let the cat out of the bag,' 'get it straight from the horse's mouth,' and more than two dozen other expressions.

9780899191645 | Clarion Books, April 1, 1983, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Discusses the true meanings and origins of such idioms as 'let the cat out of the bag,' 'get it straight from the horse's mouth,' and more than two dozen other expressions

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9780606008129 | Demco Media, April 1, 1983, cover price $16.90 | About this edition: Discusses the true meanings and origins of such idioms as 'let the cat out of the bag,' 'get it straight from the horse's mouth,' and more than two dozen other expressions

Prebinding:

9781417790777, titled "In a Pickle And Other Funny Idioms" | Turtleback Books, June 1, 2007, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

In A Pickle, And Other Funny Idioms

Thirty common English phrases, such as 'a chip off the old block' and 'cry over spilled milk' are illustrated and explained.

By M. Terban

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9780613775496 | Turtleback Books, April 1, 1983, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: Discusses the true meanings and origins of such idioms as 'let the cat out of the bag,' 'get it straight from the horse's mouth,' and more than two dozen other expressions

Try Your Hand

Uses riddles and phrases to show the wide variety of meanings of the word 'hand.'

By Jane Thayer

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9780688322151 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1985, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: Fourteen amusing and challenging riddles make use of the different meanings for the word 'hand,' encouraging youngsters to consider the many kinds of hands that exist

Mad As A Wet Hen!: And Other Funny Idioms

Illustrates and explains more than one hundred common English idioms, in categories including animals, body parts, and colors. Reissue.

By Marvin Terban

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9780618830039 | Reissue edition (Houghton Mifflin, June 18, 2007), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Illustrates and explains over 100 common English idioms, in categories including animals, body parts, and colors.

9780899194790, titled "Mad As a Wet Hen: And Other Funny Idioms" | Houghton Mifflin, October 19, 1987, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Illustrates and explains over 100 common English idioms, in categories including animals, body parts, and colors

Prebinding:

9781417790784, titled "Mad as a Wet Hen! And Other Funny Idioms" | Turtleback Books, June 1, 2007, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

9780613775526 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1987, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: Illustrates and explains over 100 common English idioms, in categories including animals, body parts, and colors

As: A Surfeit of Similes

Defines the mode of comparison known as simile and provides many examples in rhyming text.

By Norton Juster and David Small (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780688081393 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1989, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Defines the mode of comparison known as simile and provides many examples in rhyming text.

Library:

9780688081409 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1989, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: Defines the mode of comparison known as simile and provides many examples in rhyming text.

I Read You Loud and Clear: The Kids' World Almanac of Colorful Phrases

A thesaurus of phrases designed to provide an appreciation for and understanding of idioms, similes, and other colorful phrases.

By John Kerschbaum (illustrator) and Elyse Sommer

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9780886875756 | Pharos Books, May 1, 1990, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A thesaurus of phrases designed to provide an appreciation for and understanding of idioms, similes, and other colorful phrases.

Say It in Hawaiian: Na Mea Kanu

Gives the Hawaiian and English names for several plants native to Hawaii

By Maile and Wren

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9781880188286 | Bess Pr Inc, March 1, 1992, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Gives the Hawaiian and English names for several plants native to Hawaii

Say It in Hawaiian: My Body

Gives the Hawaiian and English words for various parts of the human body.

By Maile and Wren

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9781880188033 | Bess Pr Inc, March 1, 1992, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Gives the Hawaiian and English words for various parts of the human body.

The White Elephant: Modern Expressions and the Ancient Stories Behind Them

Presents the literary sources for such phrases as 'sour grapes,' 'white elephant,' 'David and Goliath,' and 'ax to grind' and explains the meanings of each saying.

By Janet Klausner and Matthew Wawiorka

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9780060235642 | November 1, 1995, cover price $25.01 | About this edition: Presents the literary sources for such phrases as 'sour grapes,' 'white elephant,' 'David and Goliath,' and 'ax to grind' and explains the meanings of each saying.

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9780060235659 | Harpercollins, November 1, 1994, cover price $15.01 | About this edition: Presents the literary sources for such phrases as 'sour grapes,' 'white elephant,' 'David and Goliath,' and 'ax to grind' and explains the meanings of each saying.

Off the Clock: A Lexicon of Time Words and Expressions

Describes the background of words that deal with time from Aion and bee time to twilight and watchman

By Kimberly Olson Fakih

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9780395663745 | Houghton Mifflin, December 1, 1994, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Describes the background of words that deal with time from Aion and bee time to twilight and watchman

Disney's the Lion King: The Flamingos Are Tickled Pink : A Book of Idioms

Simba, Pumbaa, Zazu, and other characters from the animated movie, The Lion King, join other African animals as they act out more than twenty different idioms--from the turtles who come out of their shells to the tongue-tied anteaters.

By Chip Lovitt, H. R. Russell (illustrator) and Marshall Toomey (illustrator)

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9780786830367 | Disney Pr, September 1, 1995, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Characters from 'The Lion King,' illustrate various idioms from 'head in the clouds' to 'go with the flow.

Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms: More Than 600 Phrases, Sayings & Expressions

An alphabetical listing of common figures of speech, along with their definitions and origins

By Marvin Terban

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9780590275521 | Scholastic, March 1, 1996, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: An alphabetical listing of common figures of speech, along with their definitions and origins

Say It in Hawaiian: Na Holoholona

Offers the Hawaiian and English names for several animals common to Hawaiian culture. On board pages.

By Maile and Wren

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9781880188279 | Board book edition (Bess Pr Inc, June 1, 1997), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Gives Hawaiian and English names for animals native to Hawaii

A Chocolate Moose for Dinner

Product Description: With his hilarious wordplay and zany humor, Fred Gwynne keeps children of all ages in stitches!

By Fred Gwynne

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9780689878275 | Aladdin Paperbacks, January 1, 2005, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a chocolate moose, a gorilla war, and shoe trees.

9780590995153 | Scholastic Educational, October 1, 1997, cover price $2.95

9780671667412 | Aladdin Paperbacks, February 1, 1988, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a chocolate moose, a gorilla war, and shoe trees

School and Library:

9780671666859 | Simon & Schuster, June 1, 1989, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a chocolate moose, a gorilla war, and shoe trees

Reinforced:

9780606035583 | Demco Media, February 1, 1988, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a chocolate moose, a gorilla war, and shoe trees

Prebinding:

9781439599488 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $13.99 | About this edition: With his hilarious wordplay and zany humor, Fred Gwynne keeps children of all ages in stitches!

9780613064927 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a chocolate moose, a gorilla war, and shoe trees

As Silly As Bees Knees, As Busy As Bees: An Astounding Assortment of Similes

Previously published under the title, As: A Surfeit of Similes, a delightful book by the author of The Phantom Tollbooth defines the mode of comparison known as simile and provides many examples in rhyming text. Reprint. K.

By Norton Juster and David Small (illustrator)

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9780688163600 | Beech Tree Books, September 1, 1998, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Defines the mode of comparison known as simile and provides many examples in rhyming text

As Silly As Knees, As Busy As Bees

Defines the mode of comparison known as simile and provides many examples in rhyming text

By David Small (illustrator)

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9780606154437 | Demco Media, January 1, 1999, cover price $11.59 | About this edition: Defines the mode of comparison known as simile and provides many examples in rhyming text

Eat Your Words: A Fascinating Look at the Language of Food

Provides an explanation as to how certain foods and food terminology, such as 'hush puppies' and 'selling like hotcakes', came to be apart of today's everyday conversation. (view table of contents)

By Charlotte Foltz Jones and John O'Brien (illustrator)

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9780385325752 | Delacorte Pr, June 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Discusses the history and meaning of all kinds of food-related words and phrases and describes customs and beliefs about various foods

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9780385325783 | Delacorte Pr, August 1, 2000, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Discusses the history and meaning of all kinds of food-related words and phrases and describes customs and beliefs about various foods.

The Kids Can Press Spanish & English Phrase Book

A collection of more than two hundred common phrases and expression, rendered in both English and Spanish and accompanied by bright clear illustrations, features double-page displays focusing on one event, helping to hone young language skills.

By Linda Hendry (illustrator) and Chantal Lacourciere Kenny

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9781550745412 | Kids Can Pr, September 1, 1999, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Offers a series of sentences in Spanish and English about Rosa, her family and friends, and their activities

Eat Your Words: A Fascinating Look at Language

Discusses the history and meaning of all kinds of food-related words and phrases and describes customs and beliefs about various foods. (view table of contents)

By Charlotte Foltz Jones

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9780606179966 | Demco Media, November 1, 2000, cover price $19.33 | About this edition: Discusses the history and meaning of all kinds of food-related words and phrases and describes customs and beliefs about various foods.

There's a Frog in My Throat: 340 Animal Sayings from the Horse's Mouth

Defines and illustrates more than four hundred metaphors and similes involving animals, such as 'I rule the roost', 'I got egg on my face', and 'Let sleeping dogs lie.'

By Loreen Leedy (illustrator) and Pat Street

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Hardcover:

9781890817244 | Winslow Pr, January 1, 2003, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Looks at figures of speech that involve animals.

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