It Figures!: Fun Figures of Speech

Features

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Cover Type: Paperback with 64 pages
• Published by: Clarion Books
• Edition: 1st Edition October 18, 1993
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0395665914
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0395665916
• Book Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.6 x 0.2 inches
• Weighs: 4 ounces

From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6-An enjoyable and informative title. Terban introduces metaphors, similies, onomatopeia, alliteration, hyperbole, and personification. Maestro's cartoons reinforce the material and help readers to understand the concepts fully. Like the pair's other collaborative efforts on the English language, such as Superdupers! (1989), Mad as a Wet Hen (1987), I Think I Thought (1984, all Clarion), this one makes working with words play. Upon using this humorously presented book, children will truly improve their styles of writing.
Molly Godley, Seagate Elementary School, Naples, FL
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist
Gr. 4-6. Emphasizing ways in which readers can improve their writing, a master of children's wordplay tackles six of the most frequently used figures of speech--similes, metaphors, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, and personification. In each of the well-organized chapters, Terban includes a clear definition of the figure of speech, familiar and lesser-known examples from folklore and literature, writing exercises, and ways to avoid pitfalls such as clich{‚}es and mixed metaphors. As in the author and illustrator's other lively books about language, Maestro's small, comic-style drawings are interspersed throughout the lucid text. A good choice for whole-language classrooms. Julie Corsaro --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
Haven't received it yet. Got a message it would be delayed, but it still has not arrived almost two months after ordering it.