A Child's Introduction to Zoology, Mostly for Grownups

By James Babcock

Complete with colorful pictures and a few genuine facts, this whimsical spoof shares the professor's private names for some of Nature's most familiar creatures and challenges you, or your child, to give their proper names. Have a few laughs as you learn a little about the Dilemma, Pander, Schnook, Hand Bard, Bush Bard, Uncle, Humdinger, Britch, Whole, Litigator, Pallor Bear, Antinomy, Speeder, Landlubber, Ornery, Flitter, Reincarnation, Fiedough, and Sweeties.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James Babcock
• Release date: Feb 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005220099

James Babcock

Following three years in the Navy and forty years in international and domestic banking, Babcock took up a second career as a writer and composer. His plots draw on his travels abroad and experiences in foreign exchange trading, bank operations, lending, trust services, auditing, and bank management. Active in community work, he served as a university rector, symphony president, and chairman of economic development organizations. He holds degrees from Princeton and the Wharton School. In addition to his novels and short stories, his creative work includes books of humor and games and a number of pieces for violin and piano. He resides with his family in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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