Why Is a Tiger a Tiger? : A Bestiary of Etymology

By: Dave Buchen

Why is a Tiger a Tiger? A Bestiary of Etymology is a 2nd edition, paperback book featuring the stories behind some 70 animals' names accompanied by all new paper cut illustrations. Learn what the ant has in common with the trout, why we humans are similar to the mole and the mammoth, who created the word insect, where the lemur got its name from and why a partridge's whooshing sound turned into its name. Second edition includes new pages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0990736008
• ISBN13: 9780990736004
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: LEX: Linguist~Educator Exchange