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by Brian P.

Cleary illustrated by Brian Gable

Are you as clever as a fox? Or perhaps youre 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, theyre 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 senseand nonsenseof words.

Ages 7-11

Reinforced binding

For Jimmy B.P.C.

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by Brian P. Cleary illustrations by Brian Gable


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Just like these,

all similes contain an as or like .

d h e r e s j u st o n An e

Sh es as sharp as any spike!

e xampl e :

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a s jaz z

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Si

il m

c o m p a r e th i n g s es

like, My

dads as old as Moses.


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Similes can help you say

that someone in your class is

as b
r ig
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ht

as

p ol i sh

ie s e d p e nn

or a

ss low

as

th

ick

s ola m
se s
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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

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fresh as folded laundry

like,

or

ll a

ja

g g

, l ik ed

br y

ac

e s.

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h ey h e l p yo u p a int a pi c T tu r e yo u c a n se e insid e y o ur bra in

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like, hes

clever as a fox,

or h

e r t e a r s r an

rai l i ke

. n
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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 .

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Youll write one, two,

and then a few

ey h

ll

l t i pl y l i k e mu

r ab bit s

!
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Metaphors are similar

to si m i l e s, b ut y et ,

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they DONT use like or as

wh e

ey re compa th

r in

g do

n t f e t ! or g
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Metaphors

will often use an is or has or are.

As in,

yo

ar e m y s u

un
sh ine .

Or t h

is sin

ge r i s a s t a r !

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Hes so sour.
e s so s w e et Sh
.

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is me m H is foggy. o ry

metaphors,

All of these are

just like,

his voice is froggy.

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c h il l o ut o r b e co ol ve n

ah
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e at e d

c onv e r s

n. a t io

An

i cy g l a r e ,

a frozen stare ,

a very warm

ovation .

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is at the root of such a phrase:

At times, a sense of touch

et voic e , elv v

coarse reply ,

om

tly spoke n pr sof e

s e. ai

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So write!

Ge

tb

u sy a s a bee!

Yo u or k r w

ur e to bloss s om is

wi

th

r s an no doubt it will be awesome!


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s il s i m d metapho

So what are similes? What are metaphors?

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Do 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 is the illustrator of several Words Are CATegorical books, as well as the Math Is CATegorical series. Mr. Gable also works as a political cartoonist for the Globe and Mail newspaper in Toronto, Canada, where he lives with his children.
Text copyright 2009 by Brian P. Cleary Illustrations copyright 2009 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwisewithout the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. Millbrook Press A division 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: 9780822591511 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 1. SimileJuvenile literature. 2. MetaphorJuvenile literature. 3. Figures of speechJuvenile literature. I. Gable, Brian, 1949 ill. II. Title. PE1445.F5.C54 2009 808dc22 2008049643
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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 P. Cleary is the author of

Words Are CATegorical books, as well as the Math Is CATegorical series. Mr. Gable also works as a political cartoonist for the Globe and Mail newspaper in Toronto, Canada, where he lives with his children.

Brian Gable is the illustrator of several

Jacket illustrations by Brian Gable

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