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HAVING FUN WITH LANGUAGE

Figurative Language: A Steck-Vaughn publication: The books in this reproducible series are great for test practice, ESL students, or just a break from the everyday routine. They promote critical thinking and vocabulary development through the use of literal and figurative language. The innovative fun-filled activities use figurative devices such as analogies, similes, metaphors, homophones, homographs, poetry, riddles, jokes, and more. As students learn to recognize the difference between literal and figurative language, their reading comprehension will improve. Books include answers. 32 pages. Cover art is the same for all books except for grade level number. Click on cover to see enlargement. Each book is $5.36-D

See also the books of Marvin Terban, and the Amelia Bedelia books for examples of figurative language in literature or word play. I remember a book fair where it was the girls in middle school sitting together laughing over Amelia Bedelia books they'd taken from the rack. They have loved them when they were young, but were probablyappreciating the humor more since they had gotten older. The King Who Rained is also a great book in which to find examples of figurative language.

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