Rosenthal frames her rhymes as rhetorical questions that often make surprising (and wonderful) interspecies connections: 'When a murder of crows/ leaves barely a trace,/ is a sleuth of bears/ hot on the case?' Three heavily bandaged porcupines lie in hospital beds, a sink between two of them. April 1st 2015 I learned so much and so did my students! I thought it was really fun, especially how it was written in a silly, rhyming way, with accompanying funny illustrations. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Great place to watch the author playing with words and the illustrations are such a treat. The diversity and contrasts make this a fine addition to the list I am preparing for elementary level teachers to share at "read-aloud". Take a fascinating group of collective nouns and build little rhyming vignettes that relate to those nouns--genius. Ships from and sold by Bound to Stay Bound Books. A lively picture book with plenty of classroom potential. Jago's illustrations walk the line between cartoon and realistic, his animals only anthropomorphized if the text suggests it. Using wordplay and clever illustrations, this book celebrates the unique and fascinating world of collective nouns used for groups of animals. This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Three kangaroos belong to a troop, collecting dues and selling cookies while wearing sashes sewn with patches. Very entertaining. Millbrook Press ™; Illustrated edition (April 1, 2015), Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2018. For most kids, studying nouns and verbs is rather dull. Collective nouns have never been this much fun...or memorable. Had no idea this was actually about collective nouns! Language arts teachers as well as librarians will want to get their paws on this title. And once the teacher starts talking about common nouns and proper nouns and collective nouns, you can almost see the students' eyes glazing over. I always enjoy collective nouns--they're quite weird. Collective nouns have never been this much fun! Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. The writing is pithy, with an iambic thrum that make memorization easy. Some amusingly depict the literal meaning of the collective noun, such as the 'stench' of skunks surrounded by a marbleized, translucent green fog as the 'band' (as in 'rock band') of gorillas holds its noses in dismay, or the sash-clad 'troop' of kangaroos selling Girl Scout-style boxes of cookies. A colorfully illustrated poem identifying collective nouns. My favorite was the lounge of lizards. Something went wrong. A glossary listing each collective noun's more customary definition (e.g., 'labor (moles): to work hard') is also included. An informal, local level comradeship offered by Tigers to each other. she writes as Jago pictures fedora-wearing bears snuffling around with magnifying glasses while crows flee, swirling past a luminous full moon. Kathryn enjoyed the book too and asked for it a couple of times. We’d love your help. Beautiful pictures and fun rhyme to teach and enjoy collective nouns. Before Betsy R. Rosenthal was a writer, she was a civil rights lawyer. These are the kinds of things you’ll learn while reading this engaging book. Interesting collection of drawn images that are used as puns to go together with the text to tell the story. An Ambush of Tigers introduces the reader to an exciting plethora of the different names used to refer to groups of animals, most of which will be unfamiliar to a young reader/listener, and embeds the names in a well-crafted poem which gives context and humor to what could otherwise have been a dry list. An appended glossary brings all the collective nouns together, defines them, and asks kids to guess why each is well suited to the corresponding animal. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Mariah Carey Is Telling Her Own Story (and Recommending Books). Not satisfied with the vocab lesson, the author makes it rhyme and pun-ny, and the illustrator joins in on the word fun. The pictures are humorous. Written in couplets, this light-hearted book asks what animals do when they are gathered in groups based on the word for their collective noun. The page where the sleuth of bears with gumshoe hats and magnified glasses are hot on the trail of a murder of crows is hilarious! Sequoyah nominee for 2017. Excited to share with Jack when he is a little older. Refresh and try again. Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2017. Miss 4 was so-so. The text is easy to read; black text contrasts well with colorful illustrations. Wow! The illustrations are lovely and I appreciated the glossary (for other meanings of the collective nouns). I think I'll have my third and fourth graders try to invent their own collective. Witty delights abound as a shiver of sharks bundles up in winter knitwear and a bouquet of pheasants peers glumly out of a tall vase. Very cleverly worded and illustrated. Clever rhymes and humorous illustrations bring these collective nouns to life in funny ways, making it easy to remember which terms and animals go together. Find him online at www.jagoillustration.com. Should a crash of rhinos stay off the street and a shiver of sharks turn up the heat? This fun-filled romp through the animal kingdom introduces collective nouns for animals through wordplay. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Loved this. Rosenthal's rhyming text and Jago's illustrations take the collective nouns for different animal groups and make them into an entertaining romp. The writing is pithy, with an iambic thrum that make memorization easy. A glossary in the back matter offers further explanation of words used as collective nouns, such as sleuth meaning "detective.". *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. I would read this to anyone up to 3rd grade. Be the first to ask a question about An Ambush of Tigers. The illustrations are colorful and funny and would make readers laugh, such as sharks in scarves. Illustrations bursting with personality, color and humor complement the text perfectly. While this is basically a list of collective nouns, the rhythmic text is inventively and captivatingly composed, and the rhyme scheme is consistent and effective. An inspiring addition to any poetry collection.—Teresa Pfeifer, The Springfield Renaissance School, Springfield, MA. Admittedly, I'm a word geek, but I think I won't be the only one charmed by this playful rhyming book. Media, Nonprofit and Community Outreach Ambush of Tigers seeks to promote communities and nonprofit organizations through media, outreach and connection-buildingWe live and love on the lands of the Coast Salish in the Pacific Northwest in Bellingham and Whatcom County, Washington, between the Koma Kulshan Mountain and the waters of the Salish Sea
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