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Muddy as a Duck Puddle and Other American Similes

By Lawlor, Laurie & Long, Ethan

Publishers Summary:
This collection of similes from A to Z is as zany as a chigger chased around a stump. It includes rib-tickling folk expressions from Americans of all walks of life and all parts of the country in a bodacious tribute to both our country's diversity and pioneer heritage. There is a funny simile and uproarious illustration for each letter of the alphabet. Readers who are as curious as cats will enjoy the fascinating author's note that explores the origins of the expressions. A bibliography is included.

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ISBN
978-0-82342-229-6
Publisher
Holiday House


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2010

Gr 2-4 Lawlor has collected 26 "proverbial comparisons"one for each letter of the alphabetthat are uniquely American. Some may be familiar"Jittery as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs"and others perhaps more obscure"Zany as a chigger chased...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2010

"Happy as a clam at high water"; "Red as a gobbler's snout in spring." Twenty-six regional similes, one for each l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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