He's as independent as a hog on ice!   Where did expressions like this come from anyway? Now finally we'll know what "letting the cat out of the bag" or "going on a wild-goose chase" refers to. In this fun collection of more than 400 curious expressions and sayings, Dr. Funk explains the meanings that we use in everyday speech without even thinking about it. He has traced them back through the years -- in some cases centuries -- in an effort to determine their sources, to find out what the original allusions were, or at the very least, to give us his expert opinion when facts cannot be traced.

Hog on Ice

Funk, Charles Earle

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The Growing Story

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Children's Books

Father Bear Comes Home (I Can Read Level 1)

The children, parents, teachers, and librarians who so joyously welcomed Little Bear, the first I Can Read Book by this author and artist, will greet the return of these favorite characters with true delight.
Little Bear, his mother, and his friends have taken their places beside such other beloved animals of fiction as Winnie-the-Pooh, Peter Rabbit, and Mole. And now Father Bear—large, amiable, and completely fatherly—returns from a fishing trip and joins his family. Beginning readers will love reading about his marvelous homecoming. They will roar with laughter over his method of banishing hiccups, and they will agree wholeheartedly with his views on mermaids.
The popularity of Else Holmelund Minarik's I Can Read Books has been well established. Children reading Father Bear Comes Home will find that it lives up to their highest expectations.

Minarik, Else Holmelund

Animals

An alphabet book celebrating the special appeal of kittens and cats.

Kittens' ABC

Newberry, Clare Turl

Study is Hard Work

Education & Teaching

Armstrong, William H.

Studying & Workbooks

Understanding family live and how to recover it.

The Recovery of Family Life

Trueblood, Elton and Pauline

Off the field, Bill Romanowski was a caring father and devoted husband.
 On the field, Romo was unstoppable, terrorizing the NFL for sixteen brutal years.
 Some players called him a throwback, some called him mean, some called him dirty. But they all respected him and would much rather have played with him than against him. Coaches loved Romo for the heart and soul he gave to the game. He was rewarded with two Pro Bowl appearances and four Super Bowl rings, but it all came at a heavy price: dozens of concussions that have led to dizzy spells, memory lapses. . . and questionable choices that undermined his integrity. Would he do it all over again? Romo the intimidating linebacker would in a heartbeat. Bill Romanowski, however, would do things differently today.

Romo: My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons

Biographies & Memoirs

Romanowski, Bill

Leaders & Notable People

Settle For More

Megyn Kelly

The Moon Jumpers

Janice May UDRY

Growing Up & Facts of Life

In 1957, Harper published its first "I Can Read" title, "Little Bear," written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers

Little Bear (I Can Read Books)

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