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Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
An alphabetical listing of common figures of speech, along with their definitions and origins. Cat got your tongue? Penny for your thoughts? Come again? Every day, idioms bring color to our speech. Since they don't really mean what they say, idioms can stump even the native English-speaker. Marvin Terban makes understanding idioms "as easy as pie" with the revised Scholastic Dictionary Of Idioms. Explanations for, and origins of, more than 700 everyday...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"[This book] presents more than 1,000 idioms and expressions in context, with clear, simple definitions and attractive illustrations. Work through the tightly focused practice exercises and listen to the free audio to commit the English phrases to memory and make your English more fluent and natural."--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Discover a troop of kangaroos, an ambush of tigers, a rafter of turkeys, and a flotilla of swordfish in this glorious introduction to the animal kingdom from internationally acclaimed artist Brian Wildsmith. A lion yawns lazily in the grass. Curious giraffes crane their long necks. Step into this rich world of animals from an extraordinary illustrator whose work influenced generations of younger artists. Each animal's essence is strikingly captured,...
Publisher
Rock 'N Learn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The video promotes early speech and vocabulary, including getting children to speak in complete sentences. Colorful animation and fun characters help keep young learners focused. Developed with speech pathologists, an on-screen mouth shows how to form sounds and encourages imitation and proper articulation. The program addresses concerns when a child does not talk as much as peers and also provides a tool to ease frustration from not being able to...
Author
Series
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The go-to guide for clear, precise explanations of all aspects of English grammar. As a beginning learner of English, you might find that grammar concepts can be confusing. To make progress with your English skills, you need guidance through tricky grammar areas. This book will help develop mastery. The more you practice, the more you become proficient in how you use English. It will help increase your confidence in writing and communicating in English...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This beautifully illustrated vocabulary book for younger children introduces your child to the essentials of English vocabulary. Each day from Monday to Thursday, English for Everyone Junior: 5 Words a Day presents your child with five new words to learn and practice, using the English for Everyone visual methodology. Over the course of a year, your child will build up a vocabulary of 1,000 of the most commonly used English words"--
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A compendium of 100 words and phrases smart people use--even if they only kinda sorta (secretly don't) know what they mean--with pithy definitions and fascinating etymologies to solidify their meanings. Your boss makes a joke about Schrodinger's cat--which is something you've heard of but you're a little vague about what exactly happened (or didn't happen) with that cat. Or you're reading a New Yorker article that explains that "Solecism slipped...
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