ELA-FigLang-Simile-F

Sound Devices and Figurative Language - Simile - Print - Fiction Resources
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 * //Apples to Oregon : being the (slightly) true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains,// by Deborah Hopkinson. 0-689-84769-6 Social Studies with ELA- Westward expansion with Similes - "a river to cross that's wider than Texas"..."there are hailstones as big as plums."
 * //Crazy Like a Fox, A Simile Story,// by Loreen Leedy. 0-8234-1719-0 A story about a fox, told entirely in similes, with suggestions about writing a simile story.
 * //Hide and Seek Fog//, by Alvin Tresselt. A Caldecott Honor book that describes a heavy fog using simile: "the fog twisted about the cottages like slow motion smoke."
 * //One Hundred Days and 99 Nights,// by Alan Madison. 0-316-11354-9. In this chapter book, 7 year old Esme tells us about her family's life as her Dad moves around with the army. As he prepares to leave again, Esme prepares for his departure and this wonderful read aloud is replete with similes, such as a new word is like a sweet butterscotch sucking candy - you have to enjoy every second of it because you will most probably only get one that day."
 * //Owl Moon,// by Jane Yolen. A picture book with Science connections - Owls, Moon phases, and several examples of figurative language, including similes: "whiter than the milk in the cereal bowl."
 * //Quick as a Cricket// by Audrey Wood. 0-85953-151-1 Boy comparing himself to animals, using similes.


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 * //[|"The Village Blacksmith"]// by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Use this narrative poem to teach similes such as "...and the muscles of his brawny arms are strong as iron bands."