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Who Let the Cat Out of the Bag Paperback – January 1, 2002

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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This book is the 2002 Grand Prize Winner for Nonfiction in the Kids Are Authors Award. Written and illustrated by fourth-grade students of Newcastle Avenue Elementary in Reseda, California, this colorful and imaginative book is a great example that any child can be a creative author. It's time to let the cat out of the bag. Idioms can be fun as shown through the unique and intricate collage illustrations designed with handmade paper. The illustrations combine beautifully with the text to bring new clarity and understanding to the often confusing language of idioms. This delightful book provides a great springboard for discussion of the true meaning of some of our most colorful phrases. A great addition to any classroom or home library.
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  1. Print length
    30 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    sCHOLASTIC
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2002
  5. ISBN-10
    0439446198
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0439446198
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ sCHOLASTIC (January 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 30 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0439446198
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0439446198
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Debbie Groth
5.0 out of 5 stars Idiomd
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2018
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Fantastic book for teaching figurative language
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J. Crotty
5.0 out of 5 stars We Love This Book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2007
I thought this book was wonderful and creative. It's a great way to introduce idoms to children. It really helped me explain to my kids how words or expressions can have double meanings. It's amazing just how many of these we use everyday in the English language! My four and six year old really understand this now having read this cute little book of examples. Also, great job to these children and teachers who were able to publish a book they wrote themselves! ...now that's thinking "outside the box!"
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Bonnie Sayers
4.0 out of 5 stars Who Let the cat out of the bag?
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2005
The book consists of thirty pages, each written and illustrated by a student who was in the fourth grade at Newcastle Avenue Elementary School in Reseda, California. The first page along with the back cover profiles the students in three rows along with their teacher, Ms. Lizette Madruga and Ms. Carlyn Taggart. The very last page is a compilation of three photographs showing groups of the children in aprons adorning paintbrushes putting the touches on the book.

Each page has a collage of colors that are smeared, dotted and textured. I was disappointed not to find any mention of how the illustrations took place and the process. It would have been nice to know how the order of the phrases was chosen and how they went about picking the phrases. I feel that would have added to the charm of the book, Who Let The Cat Out Of The Bag? by sharing with the reader the steps taken to make the book.

It does appear that some or maybe all of the illustrations started with pencil drawings. The faces on many of the illustrations are descriptive with a range of emotions showcased. Each page has a square border in a color that coincides with the image. These shades include purple, green, pink, yellow, orange and blue. The phrase is displayed in a font style text above the border. Located below the border at the bottom of each page is the meaning of each sentence in the same black font, each is prefaced with the word meaning.

Many of the students signed their name within their illustration. My son and I spent time looking over each page to find the signature, but some were hard to locate. The styles of the children's illustrations vary from a full colored border to many that have open white space with limited details. There were quite a few amusing phrases too, like the phrase of words taken out of her mouth showed I love school.

There are a few that were hard to decipher, such as a boy with a mean look to his face sitting on a hot seat in front of a television set. To the right was a green darkened window with the meaning stating " You're in trouble". I had a hard time trying to explain that one to my son because the kid did not look like he was doing anything that would get him in trouble.

The funniest illustration to me is " food's on me". The girl is at a green table with a purplish cat holding out a paw. The girl is wearing a hat with pigtails and big pink shoes. Her face is showing sideways but should be looking the other way. This page shows a lot of imagination and focus on the phrase. Her hat has food items on top of it and showcases the color images nicely.

The images that seemed to capture the phrases and meaning accurately were those done by female students. My son likes the two brown potatoes sitting on the couch the best. Reading through Who Let The Cat Out Of The Bag? sparks an interesting dialogue for my son as he starts coming up with phrases he did not see listed in the book. We have started writing them down as we think of them and hope someday to publish our own compilation.

It is a shame that Who Let The Cat Out Of The Bag? is not easy to find for purchase because it is really a good start on helping kids with autism to learn through the visualization of the phrase with the actual meaning on the same page.
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