idioms

Provides individuals with autism with a guide to understanding everyday idioms, metaphors, and expressions. Features black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Explains the meaning of many common idiomatic expressions used in English.

Thirty common English phrases, such as "a chip off the old block" and "cry over spilled milk" are illustrated and explained.

Forty plus wonderfully graphic idioms illustrated most outrageously.

Presents an illustrated collection of rhymes based on quirky expressions adults use that may not always be understood by children, such as "You're the apple of my eye," or "Reach for the stars," and includes an explanation of each saying.

Seven-year-old Stink Moody, having discovered that he can get free samples by writing letters of complaint to companies, gets so caught up in his letter writing campaign that he misses his best friend's birthday, but he plans a super surprise to make up for his mistake.

Seven-year-old Stink Moody, having discovered that he can get free samples by writing letters of complaint to companies, gets so caught up in his letter writing campaign that he misses his best friend's birthday, but he plans a super surprise to make up for his mistake.

Demonstrates the different ways people look at the same situations by presenting contrasting idiomatic expressions in both English and Spanish. Example: Someone important is a "big wheel" in English but a "fat fish" in Spanish.

Defines and illustrates nearly ten thousand American idioms and popular phrases, and includes the origin and date each expression came into the language.