There are fish everywhere by Britta Teckentrup
Big Picture Press, 2018. ISBN 9781787410763.
As summer draws on, it is likely that many of our young readers will
have either been fishing or will have eaten fish or perhaps seen
them 'in the flesh' over the past few months. While those who have
caught them in rivers, lakes or the sea may be able to identify the
species of their catch, with over 33,600 described species in the
world, fish are the most diverse creatures than any other group of
vertebrates found in aquatic environments all over the world.
'Big or small, spiny or flat, spiky or blobby, bright or exactly the
same colour as the sand', fish have inhabited the planet for about
420 million years, and in this richly illustrated, informative book
from Britta Teckentrup, young readers can investigate all things
fishy, from the biological characteristics of fish to their evolution
to what lives where. Focused on providing initial answers to a
variety of questions it is a broad-ranging text that will satisfy
the reader's curiosity and perhaps inspire them to investigate
further. With information in manageable chunks and accessible
language it is an ideal starter text for the independent reader, and
with invitations to search for things, including the rarely seen but
most common fish on the planet, the bristlemouth, they are
encouraged to read and look carefully. Ideal for those with an
interest in these amazing creatures.
Barbara Braxton