Review: Idioms and the way to teach them
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2013
Drorit Metuki, our sage teacher, is assisted by illustrator Vinil Raj in this continued series of educational fun books for children.Tia and tony are twin siblings who while doing their homework are confused by phrases called idioms - phrases like `monkey business' - so their mother takes them to their Uncle Riley for a learning safari. There they see monkeys doing silly things and learn the meaning of `monkey business' - (it means of cause some kind of trouble).  A bit further into the safari they learn from an elephant the meaning behind `you can't ignore the elephant in the room.' Burt the Bird answers the question of the meaning of `free as a bird'. They also learn the idiom `hungry as a bear' and `have a tiger by the tail'. And the smart Freddie the Fox explains `cracking up',' driving up the wall' and `lost my train of thought'.By the end of the safari Tia and Tony share with their mother all the idioms they have learned.  And at the end of this book Metuki provides a chart of idioms and answers that children have to match - a fine interactive game to solidify the lesson.  This is another indispensible book from the creative mind or Drorit Metuki. Grady Harp, July 13