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Author:

Klingel, Cynthia Fitterer.

Title:

Ack--there's a bug in my ear! : (and other sayings that just aren't true) / written by Cynthia Klingel ; illustrated by Mernie Gallagher-Cole.

Publisher:

Child's World,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

24 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 25 cm.

Subject:

English language--Idioms--Juvenile literature.
Figures of speech--Juvenile literature.
English language--Idioms.
Figures of speech.

Contents:

Ants in your pants -- At the end of my rope -- Bee in your bonnet -- Blow off steam -- Bug in your ear -- Cat got your tongue? -- A chip off the old block -- Cold shoulder -- Cut to the chase -- The early bird catches the worm -- Feather your own nest -- A fly in the ointment -- Get up on the wrong side of the bed -- Green with envy -- His nose is out of joint -- Keep your chin up -- Lead you by the nose -- Loaded for bear -- Many happy returns -- Mum's the word! -- On the tip of your tongue -- Out of touch -- Pass with flying colors -- The pot calling the kettle black -- Push the envelope -- Rings a bell -- Sitting in the catbird seat -- Start the ball rolling -- Take it with a grain of salt -- Tip of the iceberg -- Under the weather -- Up my alley -- Where there's smoke there's fire.

Summary:

Thanks to whimsical illustrations and everyday examples, kids can finally discover the true meanings behind some of the world's strangest idioms, such as "Put a bug in one's ear."

Series:

Sayings and phrases
Klingel, Cynthia Fitterer. Sayings and phrases.

ISBN:

159296902X (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
9781592969029 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)82172819

LCCN:

2007004213

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

EBPE325 -- Estherville Public Library (Estherville)

HNPC845 -- Hawarden Public Library (Hawarden)

GKPC851 -- Huxley Public Library (Huxley)

EZPE755 -- Le Mars Public Library (Le Mars)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

ESPD725 -- Sibley Public Library (Sibley)

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)

VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)