onomatopoeic words

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.

Black and white photographs illustrate rhyming sounds such as "sizzle/drizzle, " "pop/plop, " and "slurp/burp.".

Introduces sounds made by animals, humans, and machines and the words used to describe those sounds.

Lists 28 words that echo and imitate the natural sounds of objects and actions.

Illustrates 26 words that echo and imitate the natural sounds of objects and actions.

Words about sound and noise illustrate the letters of the alphabet.

A word play story that explains onomatopoeia--words that sound like the action they describe--and includes examples of what people might do if they were onomatopoeia.