This hilarious fish chant has had fish lovers laughing since 2004 when the hardcover was released. Now available in paperback, the jaunty text begs to be chanted out loud. Wacky, bold illustrations add even more humor, yet accurately depict dozens of freshwater fish. This unique concept teaches kids the names of fish in an entertaining way. This picture book is more than just laugh-out-loud fun. Four pages of fact-filled end matter provide lots of information to satisfy teachers, parents and kids who want more, more, more! Even non-fish lovers will giggle their way through this book. The interactive chant and repetition of words is perfect for classrooms, storytime read-alouds or for bedtime!
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PreSchool-Grade 2–This creative fish chant is sure to please Finding Nemo fans. Sayre uses an amazing array of freshwater fish names to form her rhythmic text: "Paddlefish,/Flagfish,/they're all real./Mosquitofish, Sunfish,/Eel, Eel, Eel!" Digitally created on a Macintosh, the brightly colored cartoon caricatures of the creatures are humorous. A "Bigmouth Buffalo" sports a western hat and sheriff's star, while a "California Roach" holds a surfboard under its fin and wears a cool-dude expression on its face. A four-page glossary includes a short, factual paragraph on each species. This humorous romp through a lake will delight children who are fascinated with the underwater world.–Janet M. Bair, Trumbull Library, CT
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About the Author
April Pulley Sayre is the award-winning author of more than 50 books for young readers including If You Should Hear a Honey Guide; Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!; and River and Stream. She has also written for Ranger Rick and World. Sayre's books, renowned for their lyricism, accuracy, and sometimes silliness, have been translated into French, Dutch, Japanese, and Korean. April really is interested in the ecology of freshwater fish, but she just can't stop laughing at their common names.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR:As a kid, Trip Park had every kind of aquarium fish, and with a pond in his backyard and a lake in his town, he quickly became an amateur expert on his scaly friends. Trip was drawn to advertising, as an art director long before he illustrated, and his editorial cartoons have been in Greensboro's News & Record and USA Today. He also illustrated Gopher Up Your Sleeve, a children's picture book written by Tony Johnston. Trip currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and his own school of four children.
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April Pulley Sayre loves the sounds of animals and the sounds of words. She is an award-winning author of over 55 natural history books for children and adults. Her read-aloud books, known for their lyricism and scientific precision, have been translated into French, Dutch, Japanese, and Korean. Her picture book VULTURE VIEW, illustrated by Steve Jenkins, received the Theodor "Seuss" Geisel Honor from the American Library Association. STARS BENEATH YOUR BED: the Surprising Story of Dust, received the AAAS/SB&F/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books and was named an ALA Notable. ONE IS SNAIL, TEN IS A CRAB was an ALA Notable and received Britain's highest literacy award. THE BUMBLEBEE QUEEN marked her third win of the John Burroughs Award. Sayre and her husband Jeff have followed lemurs in Madagascar, pursued army ants in Panama, and eaten piranha in the Peruvian Amazon. Mostly, though, they garden for wildlife and munch blueberries at their home in the Midwest.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best children's books of recent years,
This review is from: Trout, Trout, Trout!: A Fish Chant (American City Series) (Hardcover)
More than just a rhyming story the rhythm and cadence produces a strong chant that children fall into naturally. The rhyming pattern is set on the first two pages and follows that pattern throughout the rest of the book. The illustrations are great and create a personality for each fish while at the same time staying true to their basic shape and color so that the reader can identify them. Brightly colored, finely detailed, the illustrations themselves are exceptionally well done. If you like fish or just want to introduce your child to the fascinating world of fish Trout, Trout, Trout is highly recommended and a lot of fun just to read and leaf through. This is a great chant that keeps on your lips long after you are done with the book.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Okay, I Guess We Aren't Fish People - a review "Trout, Trout, Trout",
This review is from: Trout, Trout, Trout!: A Fish Chant (American City Series) (Hardcover)
Popeye Shiner, he looks mad. Stonecat. Blindcat. Shad. Shad. Shad! Waccamaw Killifish, see it pass? Largescale Stone roller. Bass. Bass. Bass. Okay, I guess we aren't fish people so maybe that explains why we didn't care much for Trout, Trout, Trout. My children (boy and girl; 4 and 6 when this was read and reviewed) were not gripped by the need to read this book again, nor to recite any of the words--something they typically do with anything that rhymes. Considerations::: Trip Park's artwork is wonderful and humorous, but to get your money's worth with this one I think you have to be into fishing more than normal people. My recommendation would be to check this one out at the library first. It might be that adult fisherman (and women) would enjoy it. The Accelerated Reading Level a generic "2". Pam T~ mom and reviewer for BooksforKids-reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Artwork,
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This review is from: Trout, Trout, Trout!: A Fish Chant (American City Series) (Hardcover)
An incredibly fun-to-view book, and even more fun to read out loud. The art is stunning and ridiculously funny.
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