Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes

by Nancy Loewen, Adam Watkins (Illustrator)

Overview

Are you silly as a goose? Do you laugh like a hyena? Like a monkey? Like a moose? In this introduction to grammar fundamentals, young learners discover the silly world of similes, a figure of speech that compares two things. With laugh-out-loud illustrations and clever, quirky text, this nonfiction picture books young grammarians and the children of language lovers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781404867154
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	12/01/2010
Series:	Ways to Say It
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	10.75(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	580L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Nancy Loewen grew up on a farm in southwestern Minnesota, surrounded by library books and cats. She’s published more than 140 books for children and young adults. The LAST Day of Kindergarten and Four to the Pole (co-authored with polar explorer Ann Bancroft) were Minnesota Book Award finalists. Her Writer’s Toolbox series received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers. Nancy has also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, and the Society of School Librarians International.

Nancy lives in St. Paul and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University. She likes to read, cook, take long walks, and photograph oddities from thrift stores. Please visit her website at nancyloewen.net.

Editorial Reviews

Teachers will find this a resource for a read aloud to give examples of similes with a twist of humor.

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