[Books]   [About the Author]   [Speaking and Author Visits]  [Curriculum Connections]   [Contact the Author]  [Home] Curriculum Connections Muddy As a Duck Puddle and Other American Similes Featured in "In the Spotlight" Library Sparks April 2010. "American Similes" a column by Sharron L. McElmeel Investigate similes and metaphors -- what are the differences and what are the similarities? Find other books with similes -- use your library's catalog to find titles that include  more similes.  Make a bibliography of the book titles you find. Make a poster of a favorite simile and illustrate the poster showing teh meaning of the simile. Muddy As a Duck Puddle and Other American Similes. (2010) Illustrated by Ethan Long. Random House. ISBN: 9780823422296 : $13.22: Picture Book © 2010 Laurie Lawlor. All rights reserved. Webkeeper Curriculum section © 2009 Sharron McElmeel @ McBookwords. Portions of this text may have been published in earlier publications by Sharron L. McElmeel and are reprinted here with permission.