Overview

What does it mean to let the cat out of the bag?Why would you take a bull by the horns?Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn! With clever multicultural illustrations, literal translations of the idioms, meanings in 2 languages, and English example sentences, The Lion's Share explains common animal idioms in a way that makes them easy to understand. It's a perfect book to teach culturally and linguistically diverse students. The Lion's Share includes bonus material to support English language learners and promote culturally responsive teaching, such as links to: English audio of the book Information about the history of the idioms in the book Additional animal idioms, their meaning, and history Lesson plans to help teach idioms while exposing children to other cultures The Lion's Share is a great resource to build language skills while having fun! Other books in the Language Lizard Idiom Book Series (available in English and bilingual editions): Fresh as a Daisy - English Nature Idioms Icing on the Cake - English Food Idioms With Flying Colors - English Color Idioms

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"""I highly recommend the Language Lizard Idiom Book Series to teachers, parents, and English-language learners of all ages. From the youngest to the most experienced, readers will have a whale of a time discovering new phrases and expressions, while turning pages with laughter and joy. The books are fun to read, easy to understand, and appropriate for any educational setting. Without hesitation, I rate this series 5 out of 5 stars. They would make a great addition to any home or classroom library, and I'm confident you, too, will feel the same.""-- Tara Brown, ESL, English, and Spanish Teacher, Michigan ""These books are highly recommended to foster and develop common English phrases that cause confusion for multilingual learners in a meaningful, relatable, and relevant format.""-- Robyn Dailey, Title III Instructional Coach, Georgia"

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Troon Harrison is an internationally published, award-winning author living in Canada. She is also an editor and creative writing teacher. Her books have consistently been chosen as notable by the Canadian Children's Book Center in Toronto, and two of her picture books are animated television shows on YTV. Dmitry Fedorov is originally from Ukraine, currently living in the Netherlands. He loves to draw illustrations for children's books and is also passionate about painting with oils and watercolors.

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