One Less Fish - Softcover

Toft, Kim Michelle; Sheather, Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881063231 ISBN 13: 9780881063233

Publisher: Charlesbridge Pub Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Counting down from twelve to zero, the reader learns about some of the fish found on the Great Barrier Reef and the threats to their continued existence

About this title

About the Author:

Author/Illustrator: Kim Michelle Toft

Kim Michelle Toft has been drawing since she was four years old. She has been an art teacher and a graphic designer, and she is now a full-time silk artist. Kim collaborated with Allan Sheather on one less fish. They live in Empire Vale, Australia, with their daughter, Casey.

Author: Allan Sheather

Allan is an avid gardener, surfer, and rugby player in his native Australia. Allan and Kim Michelle Toft colaborated on the idea for one less fish. They live in Empire Vale, Australia, with their daughter, Casey.

From Booklist:

Ages 5^-8. A counting rhyme in reverse, this picture book starts with 12 fish, then counts down 1 by 1 to 0, as they succumb to perils under the sea. An angelfish is killed by a diver, a snapper is caught on a hook, a clownfish is hurt by offshore oil drilling, a triggerfish is trapped in a discarded plastic bag. Rhymed couplets make up the text for young children. Slightly older kids will want to hear the dangers described in greater detail in accompanying paragraphs of information. Useful for primary-grade units on threats to ocean ecosystems, the book is beautiful as well. Created with ink and dyes on silk, the illustrations glow with vivid colors within striking formal shapes. A visually exciting introduction to the deep. Carolyn Phelan

About this edition

• Publisher: Charlesbridge Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0881063231
• ISBN 13: 9780881063233
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 32