Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13518 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780618830015
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"Will be useful in a classroom setting or as a browser's delight." -- Review

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

About the Author
Marvin and Karen Terban live in New York City in a rambling apartment across from Central Park. They have two children, David and Jennifer, a granddaughter, and a frisky cat named Tiger.

Marvin Terban is a best-selling, award-winning author of over 30 books for children.

Betsy and Giulio Maestro have been creating books together since 1974. They are well know for their nonfiction, which is characterized by their attention to detail and the clarity of both words and pictures. Their books have been well received by both reviewers and educators who have praised them for their simple, uncluttered presentations; clean accurate prose; and colorful, striking illustrations.

The Maestros have more than 100 published titles over 30 years including: The Discovery of the Americas, The New Americans,  The Story of the Statue of Liberty, Ferryboat, How Do Apples Grow, and The Voice of the People  (HarperCollins), The Story of Money and The Story of  Religion  (Clarion), A Seafull of Sharks  and Snowday (Scholastic) Their latest books are The Story of Clocks and Calendars and Struggle For A Continent: The French and Indian Wars (HarperCollins). Many of the Maestro's books have been chosen as Notable Books by the American Library Association and as Pick of the Lists by the American Booksellers association.

Betsy was a kindergarten and first grade teacher before starting her writing career. She has a degree in early childhood education and a master's degree in counseling. Giulio graduated from Cooper Union in New York City with a bachelor's in fine arts. He worked in advertising before turning his hand to book illustration. He is also the author of a number of stories and riddle books.

"Our books and our presentations are very curriculum-related and both have been well received at our school visits over the last ten years. Presentations take the students on a lively trip through our research, the writing process, editing, illustration, printing and publishing." 

Customer Reviews

In a Pickle and Other Funny Idioms
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 Review
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.

Idioms
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.