skin like milk pdf

b y B r i a n P . C l e a r y i l l u s t r a t e d b y B r i a n G a b l e Ages 7-11 Reinforced binding Are you as clever as a fox? Or perhaps you’re as sharp as any spike? If so, this book will be a piece of cake! Clever rhymes from Brian P. Cleary and humorous illustrations from Brian Gable present similes and metaphors. When it comes to grammar, this team is not as slow as thick molasses. Oh no, they’re as bright as polished pennies! Each simile and metaphor is printed in color for easy identification in this gem of a book. Read it aloud and share in the delight of the sense—and nonsense—of words. [...]... of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A Website address: www.lernerbooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cleary, Brian P., 1959–  Skin like milk, hair of silk : what are similes and metaphors? / by Brian P Cleary ; illustrated by Brian Gable p cm — (Words are CATegorical) ISBN: 978–0–8225–9151–1 (lib bdg : alk paper)  1 Simile—Juvenile... Lime, a Mime, a Pool of Slime: More about Nouns A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun? Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know: What Is a Synonym? Quirky, Jerky, Extra Perky: More about Adjectives Skin Like Milk, Hair of Silk: What Are Similes and Metaphors? Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp: More about Verbs Stop and Go, Yes and No: What Is an Antonym? Straight and Curvy, Meek and Nervy: More about...Si il m c o m p a r e th i n g s es , like, “My dad’s as old as Moses.” 9 Similes can help you say that someone in your class is as b r ig ht 10 as p ol i sh ie s e d p e nn or a ss low as ick th s ola m se s 11 y ’r e h e l pful in d e sc r ibing Th e , th ing s , a nd eve n pl a c e s e o pl e , p like, 12 fresh as folded laundry or ll a ja g g , l ik ed e m br y ac... e yo u c a n se e insid e y o ur bra in— 14 like, he’s clever as a fox, or h e r t e a r s r an rai l i ke n 15 Once you learn about them, h ey c a n c h a nge t y o u r w r iti n g h a b it s 16 You’ll write one, two, and then a few— t r ab bit s ! ey h ’ ll l t i pl y l i k e mu 17 Metaphors are similar to si m i l e s, b ut y et , 18 they DON’T use like or as wh e n ey ’re compa th r in g— do... often use an “is” or “has” or “are.” un ar e m y s u yo As in, sh ine Or t h is sin ge r i s a s t a r ! 21 He’s so sour e’ s so s w e et Sh 22 is me m H is foggy o ry All of these are metaphors, just like, his voice is froggy 23 c h il l o ut o r b e co ol ve n E ah 24 e at e d c onv e r s , n a t io An i cy g l a r e , a very warm a frozen stare , ovation 25 At times, a sense of touch is at the root... United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 – JR – 14 13 12 11 10 09 eISBN: 978-0-7613-5742-1 Brian P Cleary is the author of the Words Are CATegorical®, Math Is CATegorical®, Adventures in Memory™, and Sounds Like Reading™ series He has also written The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor, Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book, and two poetry books Mr Cleary lives in Cleveland, Ohio Brian Gable... you know? About the Author & Illustrator BRIAN P CLEARY is the author of the best-selling Words Are Categorical® series, the Math Is Categorical® series, the Adventures in Memory™ series, and the Sounds Like Reading™ series He is also the author of The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor, Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book, and two poetry books He lives in Cleveland, Ohio BRIAN GABLE . class="bi x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" For Jimmy —B.P.C. Simile: a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as Metaphor: a way of describing something by calling it something else by. s i l k . O r t e a c h e r s e a t l i k e k i n g s . Just like these, all similes contain an as or like . 6 She’s as sharp as any spike! A n d h e r e ’ s j u s t o n e . m o l a s s e s . 11 like, fresh as folded laundry T h e y ’ r e h e l p f u l i n d e s c r i b i n g p e o p l e , t h i n g s , a n d e v e n p l a c e s , or all jagged, like my