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A Murmuration of Starlings: The Collective Nouns of Animals and Birds

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Description for A Murmuration of Starlings: The Collective Nouns of Animals and Birds Hardcover. .

A flock of birds, even a skein of geese perhaps – but a cete of badgers, or a grist of bees?

The collective nouns of animals and birds have long inspired and intrigued us. Many have their roots in medieval times, in particular applied to those creatures hunted by man, and subject to the etiquette of their proper group names.

Author Steve Palin has beautifully illustrated and given the background to about fifty different animals and birds with interesting collective nouns – and listed 420 of them in his glossary.

This ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Merlin Unwin Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
309g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Shropshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906122546
SKU
V9781906122546
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-21

About Steve Palin
Steve Palin was born in Liverpool and has spent his working life in education as a teacher, headteacher and adviser. He has been publishing his artwork for nearly 35 years and has exhibited in the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art. His best-selling book, A Murmuration of Starlings, showcased the collective nouns of animals and birds in words and ... Read more

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