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

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1. Richard Lederer says:

   July 16, 2013 at 1:39 am

   A gateway to literacy through beastly 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.

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2. ardnam "ardnam" says:

   July 16, 2013 at 1:12 am

   Super 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!

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