| Title | : | Ten Little Fish |
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| ISBN | : | 0439635691 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780439635691 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2004 |
It's an undersea countdown in the newest book by bestselling author Audrey Wood and her dynamic, digital-artist son, Bruce. Follow ten little fish as they swim along a beautiful ocean reef, one by one departing from the school for different reasons, eventually leaving one fellow all alone. What will he do? Along comes another, and that makes two! Soon he becomes a father and she becomes a mother--with ten little children of their own. The rhyming text helps readers go from one to ten and back again, and each illustration pops with all the color and depth of an underwater playground.
Ten Little Fish Reviews
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A cute counting-down book (ten to one ) from the author illustrator team behind The Napping House an other fun picture books.
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I used 10 Little Fish as a participation story for a bilingual story time to celebrate Dr. Seuss/fish (the Dr. Seuss tale was One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish). The story is brightly illustrated, almost like an animated film Pixar style. The repetitive, rhyming nature of the story helps build narrative skills and phonological awareness. Although the story goes from 10 fish to 1 and then increased back to 10 with the start of a family, I only had the kids help me count from 10 to 1. I clipped back the rest of the story to shorten it for the program.
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An unassuming little book. Very bright and colorful and well made, it nevertheless lacks inventiveness in the story and is not perfectly rhymed. Thus, it's certainly not the best book ever, but a good one to read with a toddler several times.
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A good counting book that has a surprise at the end. Great for children who can or can't read.
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I feel kinda ridiculous....but, I didn't get it! I get the counting down business. The fish in love seemed a little weird for the age group. Then: Why don't the mother and father "count this time"?? Wouldn't they need to know how many babies they have so they can keep up with them?
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A simple and typical rhyming counting book (10 down to 1 and back up to 2 then a family of fish). This would make a good, but not great, read aloud to the preschoolers. The pictures are the best part.
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Read during a Mandarin class with the two year olds, and we counted the fish in Mandarin.
I didn't totally pay attention, but the rhymes sounded fun. Thought it was interesting it mentioned the fish being in love and making a family.... >.< Nothing graphic or inappropriate, it just made me giggle. -
This is a cute little book that could be used to integrate reading and math. The story goes through addition and subtraction. You could cut out little fish for your students to retell the story with.
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Did this for storytime and the kids got into it (saying the numbers) after a little encouragement lol
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solid counting down story about fish, rhyming text
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Great for learning to count backwards!
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Was not expecting the plot twist from “standard counting book” to “where do babies come from” 😆
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A beautiful, colorful, fun-rhythmed counting book about fish. I think you'll love it!
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A Miss Cristi's Storytime selection; I love the illustrations
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Super cute to count with.
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“Ten little fish swimming in a nine, one dives down and now there are 9…” Down to one and then becomes a love story who have 10 little babies.
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Cute, nothing special.
