A Fun Illustrated Book of Collective Nouns

A Charm of Goldfinches (and other collective nouns) is a gorgeous book and educational and funny too. This is a really really good book – really do buy a copy! You’ll learn all manner of info about creatures around the world, in funny narratives.

Some of the creatures featured (grouped by land and sea) include:

• An Array of Hedgehogs
• A Memory of Elephants
• A Skulk of Foxes
• A Down of Hares
• A Pride of Lions
• A Trip of Rabbits
• A Crash of Hippos
• A Richness of Martens
• A Dazzle of Zebras
• A Lounge of Lizards
• A Mural of Buntings
• A Skein of Geese
• A Crown of Kingfishers
• A Cloud of Bats
• A Murmuration of Starlings
• A Flutter of Butterflies
• A Watch of Nightingales
• A Pod of Dolphins
• A Harem of Seals

A Mob of Emus: Emus are nearly 6 feet tall and certainly not afraid to look you in the eye. They are like a bunch of locals who gate-crash your party.

All weird haircuts and mono-brows, they’re funny and quite charming at first. Until they’ve drunk all your booze and things start to turn a bit nasty. So it’s probably best to avoid eye contact from the get-go.

About the Author

Matt Sewell is a popular writer and artist, and ornithologist. He has written several books on birds and the natural world, and his art even appears on stamps on the Isle of Man!