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Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
154 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
An illustrated compendium of animals with funny, fascinating, or just-plain-weird names (like the sparklemuffin peacock spider or the fried egg jellyfish) teaches kids about unusual animals as well as scientific taxonomy. Genuinely fun reference!
Author
Publisher
GodwinBooks/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Using the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac, this bright and appealing board book introduces the youngest of readers to the names of animals in both English and Chinese, using Chinese characters alongside their pinyin (romanized spelling)."--Publisher's description.
Uses the Chinese zodiac to introduce young children to Chinese and English names for twelve animals. Also lists personality traits attributed to persons born under each zodiac sign and...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"A party of jays, a parade of elephants, a stench of skunks, and so many more make up this delightfully funny and informative picture book about animal group names! Packed with vibrant art, young readers will not only learn what we call certain groups of animals, but it will tickle them with literal images. That party of jays? Those birds have party hats and streamers galore!"--
13) Animal groups
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What do you call that group of animals? Learn the sometimes familiar and sometimes surprising names for animal groups from around the globe."--
Author
Publisher
Imagine Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
80 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book invites laughter and discovery with 256 of the most bizarre animals on the planet. Zebra tarantulas, zebra fish, zebra butterflies, zebra mice, zebra finches, and zebra sharks all have zebra-like stripes, while leopard seals, leopard sharks, leopard toads, leopard tortoises, and leopard geckos have leopard-like spots. Discover weird animals named for their behavior, such as wolf spiders, panther chameleons, and ant lions that stalk prey...
Publisher
PatrickGeorge
Pub. Date
©2012
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A school of whales and a pod of dolphins: these are two of the aquatic group names you may already know. But have you heard of a congregation of crocodiles, or a battery of barracudas? How about a fever of stingrays or a raft of sea otters? Within the pages of this book are a boldly illustrated collection of less popular and sometimes more quirky ones--from a knot of frogs to a run of salmon, and beyond.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Discover a troop of kangaroos, an ambush of tigers, a rafter of turkeys, and a flotilla of swordfish in this glorious introduction to the animal kingdom. A lion yawns lazily in the grass. Curious giraffes crane their long necks. Step into this rich world of animals from an illustrator whose work influenced generations of younger artists. Each animal's essence is strikingly captured, from the playfulness of otters to a noisy gathering of parrots, while...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Little ones will love to learn their first animal words in this sturdy and padded lift-the-flap board book by Caldecott Honor-winning artist Steve Jenkins. This padded word book showcases bright art to offer very young readers an interactive introduction to learning their first animal words. From the teal and green butterfly fish that lives under the sea to the brilliant blue macaw flying high in the sky, lift-the-flaps on each sturdy board page reveal...
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