by Gail Baker Nelson | Dec 29, 2021 | children's books, etymology
For years, leading up to their (sort of) discovery by Sir Harry Johnston, stories of an African unicorn had persisted. So when a group of pygmies was abducted, he was charged with their rescue in order to return them to their home in the Ituri Forest. It was this...
by Gail Baker Nelson | Dec 20, 2021 | etymology
I have occasionally said that in another life, I’d have been a linguist. It’s a fascinating study, and the rabbit hole into which you can jump is never-ending. It’s like that puzzle you can’t quite finish or the mystery that can never truly be...
by Gail Baker Nelson | Dec 16, 2021 | children's books, etymology
So many animals, so little time. I find that the more I learn, the more there is to learn. Do you ever find that to be true? It’s this huge rabbit hole that I seem to dive into head-first with alarming regularity. Narwhals may be the unicorn of the sea, but the...
by Gail Baker Nelson | Nov 13, 2021 | etymology
I love elephants and always have. They’re huge, and generally gentle creatures with minds that are stunning in development. They have memories that rival our own and even seem to remember ancestors when they come across the remains of one. Did you know that this...
by Gail Baker Nelson | Oct 15, 2021 | children's books, etymology
Cats are cool. Don’t you agree? They come in so many shapes and sizes, with plenty of different names to go with them. Each name has a story that’s interesting too. Take the ocelot, for example. Some sources say that the name came from a native word that...
