(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jane Monroe Donovan. Common English expressions--idioms, proverbs, adages, and clichés--are the subject of these poems. The illustrations show a modern American classroom with bland but realistic-looking children acting out sayings such as "please button your lip" and "do you have ants in your pants?" The explanations and the sources of these sayings are put in print too small for the intended audience.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Loreen Leedy. This lively language arts lesson loosely organizes chosen idioms by such topics as "Around the House" and "On the Wing." Leedy and Street pack each double-page spread with twenty-odd turns of phrase, defining each briefly and furthering the definitions with an illustrative array of portraits, scenes, and mini-dramas that also provide textual and graphic cohesion. An index of the animals metaphor-ized is appended.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2003

(4) K-3 "No one knows the story of tomorrow's dawn." Energetic and vibrant illustrations capture the varying moods (from jovial to witty to serious) of these twenty-six proverbs from various African tribes, including Ashanti, Zulu, and Maasai. Some insight into a few of the more obscure sayings would have made this collection accessible to a wider range of readers. An author's note provides additional information.

Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

(4) K-3 A crane and a clam, engrossed in their own locked combat, are scooped up by a passing fisherman for his dinner. This story, and five others adapted from Chinese proverbs, portray timeless truths and are presented here in both English and Chinese. Although the language is at times stilted, the accompanying cut-paper illustrations are striking and effective. Brief notes on the proverbs are appended.

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