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Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever heard of a prickle of porcupines? Or a tower of giraffes? What about a parcel of penguins? This ... romp through the animal kingdom introduces collective nouns for animals through wordplay"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v.(unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
An elaborately illustrated journey into the imaginative realms of popular fantasy creatures profiles such inventive groupings as a riddle of sphinx, a splash of mermaids and a grace of unicorns.
Author
Publisher
Sunbird Books, an imprint of Phoenix International Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"When you hear the words yak or badger or bat, do you think of animals? Maybe you can imagine them while they are yakking, badgering, or batting! Duck into this books playful pages to explore action words that sound like animal names and the dictionary definitions that help explain them." -- page [4] of cover.
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!"--
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Introduces readers to sixty unusual and engaging collective nouns ranging from a flamboyance of flamingos to a mischief of mice. Includes a note about the origin of the collective nouns featured in the book"--
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...
Publisher
Adventure Publications, an imprint of AdventureKEEN
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
80 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"When 'bird' is not the word, this book tells you what is. A murder of crows, a charm of goldfinches, a huddle of penguins -- groupings of birds are more than just a 'flock.' Collective nouns for specific types of birds range from fascinating to funny, and this adorable book is your guide to the best of them. Discover the surprising number of different terms, and learn their true meanings -- as well as the history behind them. Did C.S. Lewis really...
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
Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follows the reaction of a neighborhood of birds, from a congress of crows to a gaggle of geese, when a flamboyance of flamingos moves in.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
236 pages ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This illustrated guide compiles over 2,000 collective nouns and brings them to life in stunningly colorful, graphic artwork from the design dynamos at Woop Studios. Chock-full of treasures of the English language, the diversity of terms collected here covers topics from plants and animals (a parade of elephants, an embarrassment of pandas) to people and things (a pomposity of professors, an exultation of fireworks) and range from the familiar (a...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl, observing that life with her family is not easy, imagines the quintet as a pod of pelicans, a swarm of bees, or a herd of buffalo. Includes note about, and list of, collective nouns for animals.
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