  | Full Text Reviews: School Library Journal - 01/01/2016 K-Gr 2—While children will be familiar with such terms as a school of fish and a flock of birds, they will be surprised and amused by the unusual names given to other animal groups. Through a smoothly flowing rhyming text, readers are introduced to a sleuth of bears, a cry of hounds, a tower of giraffes, etc. The vivid digitally rendered illustrations take the terms literally, so the bears are dressed like Sherlock Holmes, and the committee of vultures are seated at a boardroom table listening to a presentation. Other humorous details abound. VERDICT While not an essential purchase, this colorful introduction to collective nouns should have broad child appeal and is guaranteed not to be a shelf-sitter.—Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ - Copyright 2016 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Loading...
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