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What a wonderful phrase

Edwards, Nicola2021

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Summary

Have you ever wondered why we talk about 'buttering someone up' or where the phrase 'it's raining cats and dogs' actually comes from? What does it mean to 'comb the giraffe' in France or to 'wear a cat on your head' in Japan? This illustrated collection of curious phrases from around the world is a voyage of cultural discovery.

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Main title:

What a wonderful phrase / written by Nicola Edwards ; illustrated by Manu Montoya.

Author:

Edwards, NicolaMontoya, Manu

Imprint:

London : Little Tiger, 2021.

Collation:

60 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm

Audience:

Juvenile.

ISBN:

9781838913274 (hbk)

Dewey class:

418

Language:

English

Subject:

Idioms -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 5+LanguagesInterest age: from c 5 yearsChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & places

BRN:

3134985

Bookmark link:

https://hampshire.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3134985

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