Birds of a Feather
A Book of Idioms and Silly Pictures
by Vanita Oelschlager
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Pub Date May 01 2009 | Archive Date Aug 27 2024
Description
Children are innately curious about words, especially phrases that make them laugh ("Ants in your pants!"), sound silly ("Barking up the wrong tree" or "Goosebumps") or trigger images that tickle a child's sense of the absurd ("Like a bull in a china shop"). Birds of a Feather introduces children to the magic of idioms - words that separately have one meaning, but together take on something entirely different.
Birds of a Feather introduces idioms with outlandish illustrations of what the words describe literally. The reader then has to guess the "real" meaning of the phrases (which is upside down in the corner of each spread). At the end of the book, the reader is invited to learn more about these figures of speech.
Birds of a Feather introduces idioms with outlandish illustrations of what the words describe literally. The reader then has to guess the "real" meaning of the phrases (which is upside down in the corner of each spread). At the end of the book, the reader is invited to learn more about these figures of speech.
Advance Praise
Birds of a Feather is a brilliant book with a purpose: to introduce
children to idioms. Oelschlager and Hegan have done an excellent job of
helping children understand some very absurd idioms. Each idiom is
illustrated with the literal version, then the objective is to guess the
“real” interpretation of the phrase. The answers are provided upside
down in the corner of each double page spread. Young children are very
literal thinkers and it’s hard for them to grasp abstract concepts. This
book manages to show the absolute silliness that comes about from
certain sentences, and gently shows children that some words, when put
together, can have very different meanings. Humor, when done correctly,
can be one of the most effective ways to teach a child something new —
this duo have their humor “on the nose”!
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780980016284 |
| PRICE | $15.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 32 |
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