Fish Everywhere

by Britta Teckentrup, Britta Teckentrup (Illustrator)

Overview

“A colorful, factoid-filled offering. . . . Nothing fishy about it: enthusiasts can dive right in.” —Kirkus Reviews

There are fish everywhere! Some of them live in fresh water, some of them live in colorful reefs, and some even live under ice. Young readers will learn where in the world all sorts of fish can be found and all the weird and wonderful things about them that they never imagined were true. Now available in paperback, this is a delightful addition to the popular nonfiction series that sparkles with personality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536232646
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	09/05/2023
Series:	Animals Everywhere
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.16(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Britta Teckentrup’s strikingly beautiful picture books have been published in more than twenty countries, and her work has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her books include Where’s the Baby?, One Is Not a Pair, and Don’t Wake Up the Tiger. She is also the illustrator of The House by the Lake by Thomas Harding and the poetry anthology Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! An Animal Poem for Each Day of the Year. Born in Hamburg, she now lives with her family in Berlin, Germany.

Editorial Reviews

Here's a colorful, factoid-filled offering about many kinds of fish...this will be welcome in classroom libraries. Nothing fishy about it: Enthusiasts can dive right in.
—Kirkus Reviews

There’s a literary sweet spot for kids who delight in sea life, in amassing sharable details, and in immersive (pun fully intended) experiences, and Teckentrup hits that mark with a lushly illustrated picture book made for the oxymoronic serious browser...This is a great choice for kids heading off to lake, river, ocean, or aquarium adventures, or those just itching to trade their jeans for waders or a wetsuit.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

If readers usually swoon over Teckentrup’s fabulous illustrations, this book won’t disappoint.
—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2019-03-17
Here's a colorful, factoid-filled offering about many kinds of fish.

In a sequence of topical double-page spreads, it covers what distinguishes fish from other animals (cutaway diagrams show the insides of two fish), how they evolved, where they live, what they eat, how they survive and defend themselves, how they propagate, and their relationship to humans. One spread, odd in its specificity, discusses Atlantic salmon. These subjects are explained in brief paragraphs written in a conversational tone accompanied by digital illustrations with labeled examples of well-defined fish specimens; the graphics and charts aptly flow with energy. Topic presentation is arbitrary and organizationally loose, which encourages browsing rather than strictly orderly, page-by-page perusal. Occasionally, readers must turn the book 90 degrees to read text and examine artwork. Attractive design elements include the helpful use of boldfaced type to set off names of individual fish species in captions and labels. A few spreads invite children to embark upon attention-getting "can-you-find-it?" challenges that don't really have much to do with the subject at hand, though they are amusing; one challenge encourages youngsters to find a bristlemouth lurking somewhere inside the book. Though it won't support report writers and there is no glossary or pronunciation guide, this will be welcome in classroom libraries.

Nothing fishy about it: Enthusiasts can dive right in. (Informational picture book. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews