It Figures!: Fun Figures of Speech (Paperback)

It Figures!: Fun Figures of Speech By Marvin Terban, Giulio Maestro (Illustrator) Cover Image

It Figures!: Fun Figures of Speech (Paperback)

By Marvin Terban, Giulio Maestro (Illustrator)

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An introduction to six common figures of speech -- metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, and hyperbole -- with guidelines for their use and numerous illustrative examples.

Marvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.



Giulio Maestro is an author and artist who has illustrated more than 100 books for young readers, including Marvin Terban's GUPPIES IN TUXEDOS: FUNNY EPONYMS and IT FIGURES! FUN FIGURES OF SPEECH. He lives with his wife, Betsy, in Old Lyme, Connecticut.


Product Details ISBN: 9780395665916
ISBN-10: 0395665914
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication Date: October 18th, 1993
Pages: 64
Language: English

"Upon using this humorously presented book, children will truly improve their styles of writing." School Library Journal —