Even More Parts
Author: Tedd Arnold
Illustrator: Tedd Arnold
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Year of Publication: 2004
Genre: Fiction
Horn Book or Kirkus Review Ratings: 3 from the Horn Book
Illustrator: Tedd Arnold
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Year of Publication: 2004
Genre: Fiction
Horn Book or Kirkus Review Ratings: 3 from the Horn Book
Summary: This book is a sequel to Arnold's Parts. In this story, Chip is very worried about loosing all of his body parts again due to the idioms that he hears: "pay and arm and leg", and "I lost my head."
Summary of Professional Reviews: This book shows how a young boy can really be scared of the idioms that are around him. The Horn Book says that, "Each illustration shows what a boy fears might happen if "I'm tongue-tied" or "I sang my heart out." This is a great book to show the exaggerated pictures throughout and to explain the usage of idioms in our society.
Review by Katie Henderson: I think that this is great book for young children. Children always hear this idioms throughout their day. Perhaps, they are unsure as to what they mean. This is a book that seems to get on the child's level. The illustrations in this story fit the words on the page very well. The illustrations are eye catching and entertaining. I also like how on most of the pages, there are little speech bubbles on the bottom that have idioms related to the main idiom on the page. For example, the page that says "I keep changing my mind", the speech bubbles say, "I keep an open mind", or "My mind is wandering."
This book would be useful when teaching...children about different idioms. Children hear all of these idioms daily, and they may not be aware of the actual meaning. Another way to extend this book would be to talk about different idioms around the world. Children may not be aware that the idioms used in the United States are not identical to the idioms used in France or Australia. A great exploration project would be to show them the different types of idioms around the world to extend their diverse knowledge.
Summary of Professional Reviews: This book shows how a young boy can really be scared of the idioms that are around him. The Horn Book says that, "Each illustration shows what a boy fears might happen if "I'm tongue-tied" or "I sang my heart out." This is a great book to show the exaggerated pictures throughout and to explain the usage of idioms in our society.
Review by Katie Henderson: I think that this is great book for young children. Children always hear this idioms throughout their day. Perhaps, they are unsure as to what they mean. This is a book that seems to get on the child's level. The illustrations in this story fit the words on the page very well. The illustrations are eye catching and entertaining. I also like how on most of the pages, there are little speech bubbles on the bottom that have idioms related to the main idiom on the page. For example, the page that says "I keep changing my mind", the speech bubbles say, "I keep an open mind", or "My mind is wandering."
This book would be useful when teaching...children about different idioms. Children hear all of these idioms daily, and they may not be aware of the actual meaning. Another way to extend this book would be to talk about different idioms around the world. Children may not be aware that the idioms used in the United States are not identical to the idioms used in France or Australia. A great exploration project would be to show them the different types of idioms around the world to extend their diverse knowledge.