mi oiess soo, A (ache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns - BY RUTH HELLER_$17.95 (CAN) A CACHE of jewels. A BATCH of bread. AKINDLE of kittens. A FLEET of ships. With these and many other collec- tive nouns, Ruth Heller introduces young children to a richly evocative area of our language. As readers rel- ish learning the words of the sim- ple, rhyming text, they will also enjoy the lush, realistic paintings of all kinds of animals, flowers, and fanciful objects. A perfect vehicle for the stunning designs for which Ruth Heller is noted, this imaginative exploration of the world of words is a beautiful picture book to share with any child. Grosset & Dunlap A member of T m& Croup 200 Madiso: ne, NY 10016 P Hiat A (ache of Jewels t% and Other Collective Nouns Richard P. Gross Written and illustrated by RUTH HELLER GROSSET & DUNLAP, NEW YORK 3A word that means a collection of things, CACHE of jewels for the crowns of kings...ora BATCH of bread all warm and brown, is always called a COLLECTIVE NOUNa ( 7AM of whalesa FLEET of ships wit! purple sailsa of beauties all different shapes ?,—_ ad A | 7] ARIS WW.a DRIFT of swansAbout five hundred years ago knights and ladies in the know used only very special words to describe their flocks or herds. ‘These words are used by us today, but some were lost along the way, and new ones have been added too. I’ve included quite a few. And there are more of these group terms like — of bears or —s of worms or _ of turkeys of snails of leopards of quails. But nouns aren’t all collective, and if I’m to be effective, I'll tell about the other nouns and adjectives and verbs. All of them are parts of speech. What fun! I'll write a book for each. —Ruth Heller noun can describe many groups, as in a host of , monks, thoughts, or sparrows. scribed by more than one collective noun les, a mob of whales, a pod of whales, a a run of whales.| ! t th