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The brief rhyming text offers plenty of "alternatives, substitutes, choices" to create a starting point for discussions, though the frantic presentation is a lot to take, BLM Curious George's Dictionary 127 pp. With no more than six words per page, there's plenty of room for the accompanying illustrative definitions/' The layout is inviting, and the two-page foreword will give adults useful information about helping young children expand their vocabulary, MVK Leedy, Loreen Crazy like a Fox: A Simile Story 32 pp. Philomel ISBN 978-0-399-24233-5 $17.99 (3) K-3 Moses explains a variety of idioms using simple definitions and humorous sample sentences accompanied by droll folk-art-style oil illustrations (e.g., "Ever since the hurricane hit the hospital, the poor doctors had to operate on a shoestring" shows a shoelace undergoing surgery). Pollution, deforestation, endangered species, and global warming are explained through clear Spanish texts, dramatic photographs, and a doomsday approach that may either worry kids or make them feel preached to.