Review By ANDREA ZOLLMAN Playful and colorful, this sequel to Only One You stars Linda Kranz’s bright, vivid “rockfish,” and cleverly incorporates photographs of the ocean into the background. As little rockfish Adri swims home after exploring the ocean, he notices that, “Some fish swim left/some fish swim right/some fish swim in a circle/some fish [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Fish'
You Be You
November 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Andrea Zollman·Differences·Early Elementary·Encouragement·Fish·Illustration·Linda Kranz·Ocean·Preschoolers
The Magic School Bus Goes Upstream
November 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT The Magic School Bus series of books and cartoons are a reliable source of good information about science for elementary aged kids. We have read a number of these books and enjoyed them, so I picked up The Magic School Bus Goes Upstream: A Book About Salmon Migration thinking that this [...]
Tags:Animals as Food·Early Elementary·Fish·Jennifer Gannett·Magic School Bus·Migration·Natural History·Reproduction·Salmon·Science·Science Books·Wildlife
Mister Seahorse
November 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM We are big Eric Carle fans but it was not until recently that we got a copy of Mister Seahorse in board book form. It follows Mister Seahorse through the ocean as he cares for his and Mrs. Seahorse’s eggs. On his way he meets with other fathers caring for their young. Interspersed between [...]
Tags:Early Elementary·Eric Carle·Father's Day·Fathers·Fish·Homa Woodrum·Oceans·Preschoolers·Seahorses
The Little Island
September 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I love this book the way I love Goodnight, Moon. I love its simplicity. I love that it touches on the metaphysical, but does not dwell. And above all, I love its illustrations. Margaret Wise Brown wrote both books, and in each, her simple prose inspires calming, classical illustrations. Leonard Weisgard, [...]
Tags:1940s Childrens Literature·Caldecott Medal·Cats·Early Elementary·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Fish·Gulls·Islands·Leonard Weisgard·Lobsters·Margaret Wise Brown·Marine Animals·Natural History·Preschoolers·Seals
Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones
August 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones doesn’t start off on a promising note for vegans because the first few pages are dedicated to the traditional notion that chickens lay eggs to be bought, eaten (boiled or fried) or dyed. However, this book unfolds into a beautifully illustrated tour through the world of [...]
Tags:Amphibians·Birds·Chickens·Dinosaurs·Early Elementary·Fish·Jennifer Gannett·Natural History·Reptiles·Ruth Heller·Wildlife
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
June 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL (Warning: contents include animal and human trade.) What are two goldfish worth? What is a negligent, newspaper-reading dad worth? A mischievous boy and his friends dicker and deal to trade for what most appeals. One fish, two fish, trade dad for goldfish! And Dad barely notices as he gets transferred from [...]
Tags:Animals·Dave McKean·Early Elementary·Father's Day·Fathers·Fish·Huyen MacMichael·Neil Gaiman·Preschoolers
Animals that Changed the World
May 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN When I was a kid, I had no idea what the Silk Road was, much less the dramatic impact animals have had in shaping our world. In Animals that Changed the World, author Keltie Thomas brings to life not only the ancient travels along the Silk Road and other historical [...]
Tags:Animals·Animals as Food·Beavers·Captive Wildlife·Carolyn M. Mullin·Climate Change·Elephants·Farmed Animals·Fish·Guinea Pigs·History·Idioms·Keltie Thomas·Mosquitos·Older Elementary·Wildlife
The Ocean Story
May 4th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN How do you write a story about one of the greatest, biggest, and most delicate stories of all time: the ocean? Husband and wife, author John Seven and illustrator Jana Christy, make a mighty effort to relate a reader’s involvement in The Ocean Story by briefly and poetically (“Jellyfish look [...]
Tags:Carolyn M. Mullin·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Fish·Jana Christy·John Seven·Marine Animals·Ocean·Oil Spill·Preschoolers
The Great Pig Search
April 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Having been bested by the pigs he was raising in The Great Pig Escape, Bert shows he is still holding a grudge against a certain segment of the porcine set in The Great Pig Search. When Bert and his wife Ethel receive a postcard from Florida reading, “OINK!” Bert insists on heading to [...]
Tags:Early Elementary·Eileen Christelow·Farmed Animals·Fish·Jennifer Gannett·Pigs
Flush
July 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Carl Hiaasen is probably best known for his beach-worthy page turners, which combine the environmental ethics of Edward Abbey with the fluff of a novel you might pick up in an airport bookstore. Happily for eco-minded kids, in recent years Mr. Hiaasen began writing novels for the older elementary crowd, including the [...]
Tags:Carl Hiaasen·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Fish·Fishing·Green Earth Book Award Winner·Older Elementary·Pollution
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