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A Barrel of Monkeys: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Animals by BEWICK, THOMAS
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Category: Reference Dictionaries Words
What should we call the wild animals we spot from our windows? A surfeit of skunks? A dray of squirrels? A patient watch of wildlife enthusiasts might even catch sight of a skulk of foxes or a scavenging sloth of bears. The practice of inventing collective nouns for animals is an ancient pastime which d ...Show more
A Conspiracy of Ravens: A Compendium of Collective Nouns for Birds by BEWICK, THOMAS
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A charm of goldfinches. An ostentation of peacocks. A murder of crows. The English language brims with witty words for flocks of birds Thought to have originated from hunting manuals, the practice of inventing collective nouns for birds has since evolved into a sport all its own, with new words striving ...Show more
The Everyman Anthology of Poetry for Children by Thomas Bewick
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Category: Classics | Series: Everyman's Library Children's Classics | Reading Level: From 2 to 12
Gillian Avery, novelist and historian of children's books, has compiled this collection of her favourite poems. Her choice of over 250 pieces range from ballads to Ted Hughes, from Ben Jonson to Noel Coward.
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