THEY CALL ME WOOOLY:

WHAT ANIMAL NAMES CAN TELL US

Blue-tongued or burrowing, woolly or whooping, there’s much to discover in an animal’s name.

An animal’s name can tell you where the animal is from, like the African elephant. A name can also tell you what the animal eats, like the rat snake, or what it looks like, such as the walkingstick, or even what it sounds like, such as the whooping crane or the howler monkey.

In this celebration of the natural world, Keith DuQuette uses simple language and stunning illustrations to show us the amazing members of the animal kingdom who embody the evocative names we give them.

 

A CBC-NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book

 

“Beautifully illustrated…children of all ages will enjoy the rich variety of names, and teachers will find…a consummate lesson in descriptive nouns and compound words.”

-Kirkus Reviews