A gaggle of geese : animal groups on lakes & rivers

Format:

Book

Title:

A gaggle of geese : animal groups on lakes & rivers

Author:

Kuskowski, Alex author

ISBN:

9781617835407

Publication:

Minneapolis, Minn. : ABDO, [2013]

Physical Description:

24 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.

Series title(s):

Animal groups (ABDO Publishing Company)

Contents:

Animals on lakes & rivers -- Why live in a group? -- A colony of frogs -- A gaggle of geese -- A cluster of dragonflies -- A raft of ducks -- An asylum of loons -- A bale of turtles -- A hover of trout -- More lake & river groups -- Quiz -- Glossary.

Summary:

This book highlights animal groups that live on lakes and rivers.

Subject(s):

Lake animals -- Behavior -- Juvenile literature.

Pond animals -- Behavior -- Juvenile literature.

Social behavior in animals -- Juvenile literature.

Lake animals -- Behavior.

Pond animals -- Behavior.

Social behavior in animals.

Genre:

readers.

Readers (Publications)

Literature.

Juvenile works.

Readers (Elementary)

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

This educational title explores the various habitats and behavior of animals that live together on lakes & rivers. From a colony of frogs to an asylum of loons, large photos take children on a journey around the globe to learn about animal groups. Each page spread has a simple sentence followed by facts about the animals. A quick quiz provides additional reading and learning fun! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2-Each volume highlights interesting animal groups and devotes itself to a particular type of habitat-jungle, forest, farm, etc.-showing young readers several animals that call that place home. After a general introduction about the benefits of living together, each spread shares what a particular animal group is called. For example, children will learn that owls gather in a "parliament," bears form a "sleuth," and frogs get together in a "colony." The accompanying sentences offer an interesting tidbit or two against the backdrop of a dramatic clear color photo of the animal being discussed. While these titles are not detailed enough for research projects, they have high appeal for browsers, and they lend themselves well to classroom discussions of collective nouns. (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.