The Slug, the Snail and their Tale : With Idioms

The Slug,The Snail and their Tale is a story about the growing friendship between Sidney, a trendy, tattooed, young slug and Sasha, a French snail. Sidney is feeling a little low. He is quite bored with his life in the garden and is looking to escape to a more exciting place. One day, quite by accident, he meets Sasha whilst breakfasting in the treehouse. She is lost and trying to find her way back to her native France. And so their tale begins.... The story includes idioms. An idiom is an every-day phrase or a group of words, which cannot easily be understood from the dictionary definition of each word taken separately. Idioms enrich our language making conversations more humorous and expressive and less monotonous. This is a lovely story and a great educational tool for parents and teachers teaching Key stage 2, aged 7-11. It will help not just children but also non-native speakers become acquainted with some of the everyday idioms which are commonly used.