Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Cactus names Cactus names Susan Canizares Simple text and photographs present the names and characteristics of different kinds of cactus, including the pincushion, prickly pear, and barrel cactus. OL15129114W
Baby animals. Baby animals. Estella Hickman Provides the names of various animals babies, such as gosling, chick, pup, kitten, and joey. OL15133503W
A paddling of ducks A paddling of ducks Marjorie Blain Parker An alphabet book featuring groups of animals from an army of ants to a herd of zebras. OL17919947W
100 nombres de animales español-inglés 100 nombres de animales español-inglés Manuela Martín Labelled illustrations present the Spanish and English names for birds, farm animals, pets, marine creatures, and a variety of wild animals from throughout the world. OL21207008W
A crackle of crickets A crackle of crickets Patrick George A plague of locusts, a flock of lice, a colony of ants: these are some of the insect collective nouns you may already know. But have you heard of a loveliness of ladybirds, a clew of worms, or a kale… OL24258081W
Where's the bear? Where's the bear? Jan Bruegel Details from the painting "The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark," by Jan Bruegel, present twenty-two different animals with their names in English, French, German, Italian, and Japanese. OL3337809W
Beasts by the bunches Beasts by the bunches A. Mifflin Lowe An illustrated collection on poems about the strange-but-true names of various groups of animals, e.g. gaggle of geese, labor of moles, and sloth of bears. OL5272337W
Some birds have funny names Some birds have funny names Diana Harding Cross Briefly describes certain habits or characteristics which account for the popular names of 14 North American birds. OL5912620W
Lo que sí y lo que no Lo que sí y lo que no Verónica Murguía A young boy discovers that what his parents say about animals is not always true. The story pokes fun at grown ups and the zoologically incorrect statements that they make. It explores stereotypes … OL956264W