There's a Frog in My Throat! : 440 Animal Sayings A Little Bird Told Me (Paperback)

from BethWal94

This informational book describes the different sayings that people use to describe something that is happening. It writes out a ton of animal metaphors that we use to describe something when a literal description is not enough. My favorite one from the book says "It's a three-dog night", which m...

from BraleeGilday

Review: A book full of different sayings and figurative language that have to do with animals. Each one is illustrated and organized by the kind of animal. Genre: Informational Critique: This is an informational text that is closer to an encyclopedia of animal saying. This book is packed full of ...

from Miss_Annie_O

This informational book gives many examples of idioms involving animals and what their true meanings are. "There's a Frog in My Throat" opens with idioms involving household pets; many involving dogs, cats, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, and even birds and fish! The next section involves f...

from hunterjra

It was funny. I haven't heard of some of these. There are a lot of different animal catchphrases.

from amclellan0908

Loreen Leedy and Pat Street take several colloquial expression that are all animal-related and provide a short interpretation for (presumably) a younger audience. On page 2, Leedy and Street begin with a letter to the reader, identifying the expressions as all animal-related and explaining the 4 ...