Ocean State Libraries

Simple text follows a young boy and the many animals he meets on his adventure through the jungle.

Rhyming text and illustrations introduce a variety of collectivenouns such as a "drift of swans" and a "clutch of eggs."

"Introduces the collective names used for various animal groups, including a bloat of hippopotamuses, a tower of giraffes, and a business of ferrets." --

"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.

Explains the terms used for groups of birds, including parrots, cranes, and penguins and provides information on the group behavior of these creatures.

"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." --

"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"--

Farmer Brown has just finished harvesting his crops before the rains come and wants nothing more than to sleep, but groups of all kinds of animals, birds, insects and fish insist on disturbing him.