Description: A book connected to the elementary school textbook curriculum for all grades, featuring 100 stories linked to every subject. "Want to become a master of idioms and four-character phrases? Give it a try — it's not as hard as you think!" "What in the world do 'blindly following the crowd' or 'an impenetrable fortress' even mean?" As children start school and read more books, their questions grow more sophisticated. "Mom, what does this idiom mean?" "Teacher, what does that phrase mean?" Korean idioms and four-character phrases are based on Chinese characters and are often figurative and layered in meaning — so even adults sometimes get confused. It's completely natural for elementary schoolers to have heard a phrase before but not know exactly what it means. Learn the meaning of idioms and four-character phrases while reading textbook-linked stories — a book that truly delivers two benefits in one! Most books on the market seem to agree on one thing: they only tell the backstory of how each idiom came to be. This book boldly breaks from that mold. Since it's hard to grasp the true meaning of an idiom just from the meanings of its individual characters, this book offers plenty of fun, easy-to-understand example sentences suited to an elementary reading level. A 3-step structure that helps kids naturally understand the meaning of each idiom, paired with illustrations more entertaining than a comic strip! Step 1, "What Does It Mean?": Explains the original meaning of the phrase as well as how it's commonly used today, with real-life conversational examples that make it easy and fun for young readers to understand. Step 2, "Here's a Similar Phrase!": Introduces related expressions with similar meanings. Kids who learn these too will surely impress their parents and teachers with their vocabulary skills. Step 3, "Here's When You'd Use It!": Shows how each idiom or phrase can be used within stories connected to textbooks across all subjects. Not only is it fun to read, but kids will also pick up helpful knowledge for class — truly hitting two birds with one stone. Which grade and subject does each of the 100 idioms connect to? The author of this book is an elementary school teacher in Seoul, so each of the 100 idioms and phrases is carefully matched to the relevant grade level and textbook unit. As children read, they'll naturally think, "Ah, this idiom fits perfectly with this part of my textbook!" The book also includes handy appendices — "Which Grade's Textbook Does This Idiom Connect To?" and "Essential Idioms Every Classroom Should Know" — to further support classroom learning at each grade level. A book that gives your child's Korean language skills — and popularity — a big boost! "100 Textbook Idioms & Four-Character Phrases That Boost Comprehension" is the perfect book to take your elementary schooler's Korean language skills to the next level. We highly recommend keeping this book on your child's desk during the years when reading and vocabulary growth really take off. Elementary schools often hold "idiom contests" to get kids engaged in class. If your child dreams of being recognized as the class idiom expert, this is the perfect gift — one that will bring them the joy and pride of becoming a true idiom master, cheered on by their classmates.