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Like many people, you’ve probably used idioms or phrases like these without giving them a second thought. But if you were to take a moment to step back and learn about them, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to discover the mesmerizing and sometimes outright bizarre origins to these fun sayings! In Why Do We Say That?, we have curated 202 of the most regularly used idioms, proverbs, turns of phrases, and colloquial terms that have the most fascinating backstories. For each phrase, we explain how it was coined, how its use evolved, and how it gained its contemporary use.

Your passport to giving your children the gift of speaking a foreign language is in this book. The seeds of establishing vocabulary, recognition, and pronunciation will be planted today with My Bilingual Baby Speaks French! This book will take you through the alphabet of foods from A to Z! It's very gratifying and heartwarming to see and hear your child speaking in a foreign language. As a native English-speaking mother of four I'm grateful that I had the foresight to provide my babies with the gift of not just being bilingual, but trilingual.

An introduction to the Hausa language for young learners. It includes exercises, music, and activities to make learning the Hausa language fun, with a focus on words and phrases that can be immediately put to use.

This is an introduction to the Georgian language for young learners, and includes games, activities, music, and sound effects. It's the ideal way for your child to start to learn the Georgian language.

This is an introduction to the Slovak language for younger learners. Organized across 10 engaging sessions, games, sound effects, and activities are used to teach children aged three to eight years old the basics of the Slovak language with a focus on frequently used vocabulary that they can rapidly put to use and build on. This is an ideal way to build your child's understanding of the Slovak language.

An introduction to the Igbo language for kids, including games, music, and sound effects to bring the Igbo language to life. The course is divided into 10 sessions, including first the learning material and then reviewing it in different ways. The Igbo language is primarily spoken in southeastern Nigeria but also in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.

This is an Icelandic course for young learners with a focus on games, activities, sound effects, and music, to make learning the basics of Icelandic engaging and fun.

Learn basic English phrases like “how are you?” and “what time is it?” through this adorable audiobook. Meet Philip and Martha, two young students who meet at school and become friends. Young learners will find the simple greetings, questions and statements easy to understand. This simple audiobook includes the questions: How are you? Where are you going? What is your name? What time is it? The appropriate answer is given for each question.

An introductory course in the Croatian language made accessible for young learners through games, sound effects, music, activities, and a focus on vocabulary that can easily be put to use. The content is organized over 28 daily sessions, with progressively more complex material and review of past material to aid memory using the proven technique of spaced repetition. This is an ideal way to introduce your young linguist to the Croatian language and start to build their understanding of key words and phrases.

This book offers a guide to key words and phrases in the Wolof language as spoken in Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, and part of the Niger-Congo African language family. The course is split into 28 daily sessions with concluding review material. It is targeted at young learners with a focus on key phrases that can be immediately put to use and uses games, music, sound effects, and activities to keep listeners engaged. This is an ideal way for your child to build an understanding of the Wolof language.

This is a Bengali language course for young learners incorporating games, music, sound effects, and activities to make language learning fun. The course is organized into 10 sessions with an emphasis on vocabulary that can be frequently used by younger speakers of the language. This is an ideal way to jump start your child's learning of the Bengali language as spoken in Bangladesh and regions of India.

This is a simple guide to key words and phrases in Arabic for young learners. The emphasis is on making learning fun with games and activities and on teaching vocabulary that can easily be put to use. The course is divided into 10 daily sessions of 25 to 35 minutes each to learn new content and reinforce earlier learning by revisiting topics from earlier in the course. This is an ideal way to introduce young learners to the Arabic language.

It’s International Food Day at school, yum! Oh no! Lucas starts having a major allergic reaction! Can Maxx and their teacher, Ms. Ori, help? Will Lucas be ok? Can Doctor Z. figure out the mystery of the hidden peanut? With all the fun of an amazing adventure, Marvelous Maxx and the Hidden Peanut is sure to capture the hearts and minds of children and adults alike. You won't just enjoy the story, you will feel a part of it and learn a lot!

This is a language course for children in the Lithuanian language split over 28 sessions. By the end of the course, children will have a strong command of basic to intermediate Lithuanian with a focus on words and phrases that can be used daily. Topics covered include key phrases such as greetings, numbers, colors, foods, answers to questions, and other frequently used words and phrases in communication. Spaced repetition is used across the course to help commit the phrases to long-term memory. This is an ideal way for your child to learn the Lithuanian language.

A guide to the Bambara language for 5- to 15-year-olds. Sound effects, games, and repetition of vocabulary in different ways are used to create engaging content for young learners. Vocabulary is focused on words and phrases that can be used daily. Bambara is spoken by about sven million people, primarily in Mali, where French is also spoken, but also in Guinea, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, and Gambia. It is mutually understandable by Manding and Dyula speakers. This is an ideal way for your child to build a basic understanding of the Bambara language.

Do you want your child to have fun with English, but make real progress too? Zigzag is a cat who thinks he’s a tiger and who has a spider obsession! How will he cope when Adam has to go to the doctor’s and it’s Zigzag’s fault, when Poppy has a noisy birthday party, or when the family go away on holiday, leaving him in the house on his own? In book two, Zigzag leaves his comfortable home and discovers the world outside. Will he find what he’s looking for? And will he get back safely? 

This is a 28-session Hijazi Arabic course for young learners aged 5-15 years old, with a focus on simple words and phrases that can be immediately put to use. Hijazi Arabic is spoken primarily in the major cities and surrounding areas of Saudi Arabia. The course features 28 daily sessions, 10-20 minutes in length, and then two final review sessions to refresh your understanding of the content. Sound effects, games, and activities are used to make the content engaging and memorable.

This important African language is spoken by three to four million people in Southern Africa and is similar to Tswa and Ronga. It is sometimes referred to as Tswa-Ronga for that reason, and in Zimbabwe it is called Shangani. The language is spoken primarily in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. This course is ideal for young learners of the language, including sound effects and games to bring learning to life, in addition to reviewing the vocabulary in multiple ways to ensure correct pronunciation and a firm understanding of the words and phrases taught.

A guide to the Kirundi language for younger learners. Kirundi, or Rundi, is a Banta language spoken primarily in Burundi, where it is the official language, and also spoken in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This course is split into 28 daily sessions to promote learning and understanding of key words and phrases that can be put to daily use. Sound effects, games, and spaced repetition are used to make learning fun. This is an ideal way for children to build a basic understanding of the Kirundi language.

This is a children's guide to key words and phrases in Akan/Fante. The course is split into 28 daily sessions, and concludes with comprehensive review material. Children will learn words and phrases that they can use daily, and sound effects, games, and spaced repetition of content are all used to improve learning and engagement. The Akan language is spoken primarily in Ghana, and also in Togo and the Ivory Coast, with approximately 10 million speakers of the language.