The BIG FISH - Hardcover

Kordon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0027509451 ISBN 13: 9780027509458

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1992

Synopsis

When they save a big fish on the beach and are granted their wish to have a child, a fisherman and his wife discover that skin color is not so important

About this title

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1-- Jolka the fisherman and his wife long for a child. After a storm, they rescue a huge fish named Tin Lin that has been stranded on their beach. In appreciation, Tin Lin wants to grant their dearest wish, but the orphans he takes them to are of other races. Jolka and Mila cannot see themselves as parents of a child who is black or brown or yellow. In disgust, Tin Lin abandons them in the ocean, far from their home. Villagers bring them ashore, and the couple are now foreigners in a strange land. They raise two Asian orphans as their own, and live out their lives happily in the land of their adopted children. Traditional in style, but quickly parting from its folktale roots, this initially innocuous work carries a strong message. The rejection of the various children is unsettling; the couple's rescue and subsequent change of heart may strike some as manipulative. Others will be impressed with the straightforward, simple text in this emotionally charged tale and see the many discussion possibilities. A German import, this beautifully understated book is accompanied by detailed, attractive watercolors that are well suited to the story's many moods. --Gail C. Ross, Baltimore County Public Library
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0027509451
• ISBN 13: 9780027509458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32