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Outstanding in the rain

Rhyming text tells of a boy's birthday at Coney Island, while each turn of the page reveals a new meaning for an oronym--a pair of words or phrases which sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Viva, Frank (Author, Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Stories in rhyme. Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction. Birthdays > Juvenile fiction. English language > Homonyms > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Rhyming text tells of a boy's birthday at Coney Island, while each turn of the page reveals a new meaning for an oronym--a pair of words or phrases which sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:	9780316366274 (hardcover) 0316366277 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Frank Viva is an award-winning illustrator and designer living and working in Toronto. His beautiful books include Along a Long Road and A Long Way Away. His art has appeared in many wonderful places, including the cover of the New Yorker. He is outstanding in his field, especially on the farm.