Author: Jeanne Prevost
Publisher: Gryphon Press - The Gryphon Press
ISBN: 9780940719064
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cats galore, and always more, if Molly the cat doesn't get to the vet!
It's Raining Cats and Cats!
Author: Jeanne Prevost
Publisher: Gryphon Press - The Gryphon Press
ISBN: 9780940719064
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cats galore, and always more, if Molly the cat doesn't get to the vet!
Publisher: Gryphon Press - The Gryphon Press
ISBN: 9780940719064
Category : Cats
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cats galore, and always more, if Molly the cat doesn't get to the vet!
It's Raining Cats and Dogs
Author: Michael Barton
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 1849052832
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Offers insight into an autistic person's mind through classic figures of speech that contain confusing or contradictory wording, drawings that show what he believes the expressions mean, and their actual meanings.
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 1849052832
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Offers insight into an autistic person's mind through classic figures of speech that contain confusing or contradictory wording, drawings that show what he believes the expressions mean, and their actual meanings.
Raining Cats and Dogs
Author: Will Moses
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399548157
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Have you ever wondered how someone can be “in a pickle” when pickles are so small, or why mothers say you’re “on thin ice” even when you’re indoors? Are you perplexed that your father “brings home the bacon” but is a strict vegetarian? Will Moses has the answers, and sheds light not only on these idioms but dozens more with Raining Cats and Dogs. Using his trademark folk-art style, Moses infuses a sense of mischief and humor into these often puzzling phrases, educating readers while entertaining them.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399548157
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Have you ever wondered how someone can be “in a pickle” when pickles are so small, or why mothers say you’re “on thin ice” even when you’re indoors? Are you perplexed that your father “brings home the bacon” but is a strict vegetarian? Will Moses has the answers, and sheds light not only on these idioms but dozens more with Raining Cats and Dogs. Using his trademark folk-art style, Moses infuses a sense of mischief and humor into these often puzzling phrases, educating readers while entertaining them.
It's Raining Cats and Dogs!
Author:
Publisher: La Montagne Secrète
ISBN: 9782924217740
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Offers a collection of songs about dogs, cats, and other pets.
Publisher: La Montagne Secrète
ISBN: 9782924217740
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Offers a collection of songs about dogs, cats, and other pets.
It's Raining Cats and Dinosaurs!
Author: Shanna Germain
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939979933
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939979933
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
It's Raining Cats and Dogs
Author: M. Drew
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734923315
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A big storm is on its way and this time it's bringing more than rain clouds and muddy puddles! In a furry downpour, armfuls of cats and dogs will be dropped on one lucky little girl's doorstep! Come along for an adventurous day full of kitty purrs and puppy kisses and leave with a heart full of love and friendship!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734923315
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A big storm is on its way and this time it's bringing more than rain clouds and muddy puddles! In a furry downpour, armfuls of cats and dogs will be dropped on one lucky little girl's doorstep! Come along for an adventurous day full of kitty purrs and puppy kisses and leave with a heart full of love and friendship!
No Thank You Evil
Author: Shanna Germain
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939979421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939979421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
It's Raining Cats and Dogs
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780732307776
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780732307776
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
Word Myths
Author: David Wilton
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199740836
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Do you "know" that posh comes from an acronym meaning "port out, starboard home"? That "the whole nine yards" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner's belt; the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt; a sarcastic football expression? That Chicago is called "The Windy City" because of the bloviating habits of its politicians, and not the breeze off the lake? If so, you need this book. David Wilton debunks the most persistently wrong word histories, and gives, to the best of our actual knowledge, the real stories behind these perennially mis-etymologized words. In addition, he explains why these wrong stories are created, disseminated, and persist, even after being corrected time and time again. What makes us cling to these stories, when the truth behind these words and phrases is available, for the most part, at any library or on the Internet? Arranged by chapters, this book avoids a dry A-Z format. Chapters separate misetymologies by kind, including The Perils of Political Correctness (picnics have nothing to do with lynchings), Posh, Phat Pommies (the problems of bacronyming--the desire to make every word into an acronym), and CANOE (which stands for the Conspiracy to Attribute Nautical Origins to Everything). Word Myths corrects long-held and far-flung examples of wrong etymologies, without taking the fun out of etymology itself. It's the best of both worlds: not only do you learn the many wrong stories behind these words, you also learn why and how they are created--and what the real story is.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199740836
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Do you "know" that posh comes from an acronym meaning "port out, starboard home"? That "the whole nine yards" comes from (pick one) the length of a WWII gunner's belt; the amount of fabric needed to make a kilt; a sarcastic football expression? That Chicago is called "The Windy City" because of the bloviating habits of its politicians, and not the breeze off the lake? If so, you need this book. David Wilton debunks the most persistently wrong word histories, and gives, to the best of our actual knowledge, the real stories behind these perennially mis-etymologized words. In addition, he explains why these wrong stories are created, disseminated, and persist, even after being corrected time and time again. What makes us cling to these stories, when the truth behind these words and phrases is available, for the most part, at any library or on the Internet? Arranged by chapters, this book avoids a dry A-Z format. Chapters separate misetymologies by kind, including The Perils of Political Correctness (picnics have nothing to do with lynchings), Posh, Phat Pommies (the problems of bacronyming--the desire to make every word into an acronym), and CANOE (which stands for the Conspiracy to Attribute Nautical Origins to Everything). Word Myths corrects long-held and far-flung examples of wrong etymologies, without taking the fun out of etymology itself. It's the best of both worlds: not only do you learn the many wrong stories behind these words, you also learn why and how they are created--and what the real story is.
It's Raining Cats and Dogs--and Other Beastly Expressions
Author: Christine Ammer
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Do you have an "eagle-eye" for a bargain? Have you ever been "hounded" by a "loan-shark" or hustled by a "pool-shark"? Have you been the victim of a "stool-pigeon" or a "rat", or the "scapegoat" for some "foxy" character's misdeeds? Expressions like these lend color and character to our everyday conversation. Many of them are so familiar that we rarely pause to wonder how or when they came into use in the language. But their origins are fascinating to discover and fun to share.
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Do you have an "eagle-eye" for a bargain? Have you ever been "hounded" by a "loan-shark" or hustled by a "pool-shark"? Have you been the victim of a "stool-pigeon" or a "rat", or the "scapegoat" for some "foxy" character's misdeeds? Expressions like these lend color and character to our everyday conversation. Many of them are so familiar that we rarely pause to wonder how or when they came into use in the language. But their origins are fascinating to discover and fun to share.