Review: Robbie just got off on the wrong foot
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2013
Sent to planet Earth to learn about humans, Robbie the Robot thought he at least knew all about their anatomy, but when he heard expressions like "I nearly lost my head," "He broke my heart," and "Can I give you a hand?" he didn't understand. Fortunately for him, a young girl named Sandy explained idioms to him. Returning to his planet Xergota, Robbie was able to report that his mission was "a piece of cake."The story is another good lesson about idioms, those combinations of words that have a figurative meaning very different from their literal meaning. With a simple vocabulary and colorful illustrations, the story is good reading for youngsters in the early grades.