The Unbelievable Origins of Snake Oil and Other Idioms
Idioms
Explains the meaning and origin of a selection of English language idioms, using each in a sentence.
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978-1-62323-183-5
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$39.95 |
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Category | Language Arts |
| Copyright | 2013 |
| Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
| Imprint | The Child's World |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2012-08-01 |
| BISACS | JNF052030, JNF016000 |
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| Dewey | 428.1 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 8 x 9.5 |
| Lexile | 780 |
| Guided Reading Level | S |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Reviewed, and Table of contents |
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- Top Notch
- Egg on Your Face
- In Your Wheelhouse
- Green Thumb
- Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes
- Worth a Hill of Beans
- Toe the Line
- When Pigs Fly
- On the Ball
- Don't Have a Cow
- Cut and Run
- Put on the Back Burner
- Hoisted by Your Own Petard
- Throw Your Hat in the Ring
- Bats in the Belfry
- Go against the Grain
- Big Kahuna
- Snake Oil
- Wait for the Other Shoe to Drop
- Square Meal
- Ham It Up
- Put Up Your Dukes
- Pecking Order
- Monday-Morning Quarterback
- It's Not Rocket Science
- Bully Pulpit
- The Die Is Cast
- Pyrrhic Victory
Author: Arnold Ringstad
Arnold Ringstad is the author of more than 30 books for kids. He loves reading and writing about space exploration. He lives in Minnesota.
Illustrator: Dan McGeehan
Dan McGeehan has been a freelance illustrator for fifteen years. During that time his art has appeared on many magazines, in many children's books, and under a lot of scrutiny all around the world. He currently lives in Oklahoma with his wife, their two daughters, and everybody's two cats.
