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A World of Wisdom: Fun and Unusual Phrases from Around the Globe by Chapman

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Item specifics

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Good: A book that has been read, but is in good condition. Minimal damage to the book cover eg. ...
Publication Date
2021-09-28
Pages
208
ISBN
9781524861469

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN-10
1524861464
ISBN-13
9781524861469
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15050411143

Product Key Features

Book Title
World of Wisdom : Fun and Unusual Phrases from Around the Globe
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
People & Places / Canada / General, Comics & Graphic Novels / Social Topics, Linguistics / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction, Language Arts & Disciplines
Author
James Chapman
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
15.6 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2021-934469
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
418
Synopsis
A brightly illustrated comic guide to sayings and expressions from around the world, comparing the ways different cultures interpret the same ideas. You might say that an annoying person is called "a bad apple," but Venezuelans would call them "a pineapple under the arm." On a wet day, you might think "it's raining cats and dogs," but the rest of the world has some different ideas on what's falling from the sky. This book looks at the unique ways different languages express common ideas like "too many cooks spoil the broth" and getting stuck "between a rock and a hard place," as well as unique sayings about cats, beards, dancing, and much, much more. With over 330 illustrated phrases from Vietnam to Venezuela, A World of Wisdom is a fun and funny guide to all the phrases you might ever need!
LC Classification Number
P301.5.I34C48 2021

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