Super Silly Sayings That Are over Your Head: A Children's Illustrated Book of Idioms - Hardcover

Snodgrass, Catherine S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0966652940 ISBN 13: 9780966652949

Publisher: Starfish Specialty Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Defines more than forty idioms using an illustration of the literal meaning next to an illustration of the actual idiomatic meaning and with explanatory text.

About this title

About the Author

Catherine S. Snodgrass is an illustrator, painter, and graphic designer. Following a long-term background in the New York City publishing industry, she chose to freelance from her Hudson Valley home in order to be home with her children - one of whom has an autism spectrum disorder known as Asperger syndrome.

Catherine found that after her son's diagnosis some of her responsibilities as a mother shifted, and she took on new roles, such as those of advocate and teacher.

Providing an endless supply of unconditional love, understanding, patience and flexibility-and primed with a great deal of information-she embarked on a new journey as an author with a very important message.

The whimsical and endearing illustrations that grace the pages of Super Silly Sayings That Are Over Your Head will not only amuse, but also educate children who have difficulty with expressions that say one thing, but actually mean another!

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4 - Especially designed for children with autism spectrum disorders, "foreign language backgrounds, or language-learning impairments that make it difficult for them to comprehend figurative language," this book presents idioms and their definitions. The sayings are broken down into sections by category or topic, such as food, clothing, and body parts. Three phrases on the left page face rectangles containing colorful illustrations that depict their literal and actual meanings. For example, "When someone says, 'It knocked my socks off,' she really means that something was amazing." The picture on the right shows a pair of feet with socks dangling below them alongside an image of a smiling girl looking at a rainbow. The final page has a section with tips for helping children understand and use idioms. A large foldout flap can be manipulated to cover the text pages and encourage youngsters to focus on the illustrations. An additional purchase. - Bethany L. W. Hankinson, Miller Elementary School, Newark, OH
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Edition details

• Publisher: Starfish Specialty Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0966652940
• ISBN 13: 9780966652949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 29