onomatopoeia

Presents an illustrated guide to onomatopoeia, words that imitate sounds, looking at how a cat sounds like in French, what a yawn sounds like in Norwegian, what a bell sounds like in Hindi, and more.

Rolling himself off the plate, a rebellious pea embarks on a perilous quest around the kitchen in search of fun.

"Read this zany picture book full of mixed-up animal sounds out loud! Fun puns and wordplay will have readers moooing, neighing, clucking, and even laughing with every page turn"--Back cover.

Uses the action on a football field to introduce the concept of onomatopoeia, or words that sound like what they describe, such as splat, pop, and whoosh.

"Take a bite of onomatopoeia. Does it fizz, beep, crunch, or quack? Crackle, woof, meow, or splat?"--Provided by the publisher.

Presents animal sounds in many different languages.

A collection of short poems, such as "Quack, Said the Billy Goat," "Kitchen Sink-Song," "New Shoes," and "City music," which feature all sorts of sounds.

Provides the words different languages use for a variety of animal sounds.

Presents the words for animal sounds in several languages, including Korean, Hindi, German, and English, prompting the reader to guess the animals that make them.

Presents animal sounds in many different languages.