Icing on the Cake

Troon Harrison

• 17 april 2020
• 9781951787059

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This book comes with audio! Listen to the English text while learning popular idioms!

“The Language Lizard Idiom books are ... a teacher’s dream come true!… #1 pick for teachers everywhere. … readers will have a whale of a time discovering new phrases and expressions, while turning pages with laughter and joy.” - Tara Brown, ESL, English & Spanish teacher

What does it mean to use your noodle?

Why would you spill the beans?

Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn!

With clever multicultural illustrations, idiom meanings, and example sentences, Icing on the Cake explains common food idioms in a way that makes them easy to understand. It's a perfect book to build language skills while having fun!

Icing on the Cake includes bonus material to support English language learners and promote culturally responsive teaching, such as links to:

• English audio of the book
• Information about the history of the idioms in the book
• Additional food idioms, their meaning, and history
• Lesson plans to help teach idioms while exposing children to other cultures

Icing on the Cake is a great resource to teach students in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms.

Other books in the Language Lizard Idiom Book Series:

With Flying Colors: Color Idioms by Anneke Forzani, illustrated by Dmitry Fedorov

The Lion's Share: Animal Idioms by Troon Harrison, illustrated by Dmitry Fedorov

Fresh as a Daisy: Nature Idioms by Diane Costa, illustrated by Maria Russo