Have you ever heard of a shiver of sharks, or a kindle of kittens? How about an opera of canaries?
These are just a few of the words used to describe groups of animals.
A Sleuth of Bears uses whimsical illustrations and a play on words to introduce you to the wonderful world of animal collective nouns, in a fun and engaging way.
Collective nouns are names for groups of people, animals, places, things or ideas. But who thought up these collective nouns for animals? How did they come about? Most of the time they are based upon the characteristics of the animals like a tower of giraffes, or a leap of leopards. However, sometimes they are named after the use they have for humans like a yoke of oxen. And some animals have more than one collective noun to describe them.
Whatever the reason both children and adults will love this book, and learn from it too! After all, who wouldn't like a sleuth of bears?
