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In a Pickle: And Other Funny Idioms

In a Pickle: And Other Funny Idioms
By Marvin Terban

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Thirty popular expressions such as "straight from the horse's mouth" and "white elephant" are amusingly explained and illustrated.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #10912 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-06-18
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 64 pages

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"Will be useful in a classroom setting or as a browser's delight." -- Review

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"Will be useful in a classroom setting or as a browser's delight." (Booklist, ALA )

About the Author

Marvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.


Giulio Maestro is an author and artist who has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers, including Marvin Terban's GUPPIES IN TUXEDOS: FUNNY EPONYMS and IT FIGURES! FUN FIGURES OF SPEECH. He lives with his wife, Betsy, in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

Customer Reviews

In a Pickle and Other Funny Idioms5
This is helping our child understand when we and other adults use idioms while it expands her vocabulary. My 5 year old (who reads on a 3rd grade level) loves it and reads it as a joke book while leaning things far ahead of her time. Terban includes the origin of the idiom and the cartoon picture drives home the message. This is a reference just a necessary as a dictionary.

Pickle of a Review3
Cute book, great black & white drawings. I found more fun than my 3rd grader. Would have been nice to have origins of idioms - but does give explaination in kid terms. Many idioms are the same in other books, so only buy one at a time.

Idioms5
My fifth-grade students loved this. I kept it on the counter and watched them use it many times while writing, and I enjoyed seeing them have fun with language.