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40 pp.
| Little Simon
| January, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-4814-3150-7$16.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4814-3151-4
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Stephan Lomp.
This jaunty look at collective terms for animal groups depicts the humorous activities suggested by each name: a "committee" of tie-wearing vultures votes in a boardroom; a "sleuth" of bears searches for clues. Although the rhyming text plays fast and loose with poetic meter, the wacky antics and vibrant, digitally rendered illustrations provide an engaging introduction to the unique vocabulary of collective nouns.