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azajacks's review
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libra17's review
5.0
I wanted to read Grandmother Fish after seeing it referenced in reviews of other books about evolution, as the idea of a childrens book to introduce the topic sounded fascinating. I have to say that I am very impressed with the book.
Grandmother Fish is clearly written with a very young audience in mind - perhaps toddlers to first graders? - but can probably be used with kids slightly older than that. Adults that have difficulty explaining the basic concepts of evolution may find it useful to read the notes for parents/teachers/babysitters/etc in the back, which take the most basic concepts, break them down into one to two sentence chunks, and explain them with examples. There's also a page that addresses common misunderstandings and explains why those misunderstandings are incorrect. I also very much liked the artwork. A lot of the illustrations had a colored pencil look to them for me, and I really liked how it meshed with the narrative.
Overall, I found Grandmother Fish to be a simple but accurate intro the evolutionary concepts for young children. It is a book that I am likely to purchase (the copy I read was from my local library) and it is a book that I would recommend.
Grandmother Fish is clearly written with a very young audience in mind - perhaps toddlers to first graders? - but can probably be used with kids slightly older than that. Adults that have difficulty explaining the basic concepts of evolution may find it useful to read the notes for parents/teachers/babysitters/etc in the back, which take the most basic concepts, break them down into one to two sentence chunks, and explain them with examples. There's also a page that addresses common misunderstandings and explains why those misunderstandings are incorrect. I also very much liked the artwork. A lot of the illustrations had a colored pencil look to them for me, and I really liked how it meshed with the narrative.
Overall, I found Grandmother Fish to be a simple but accurate intro the evolutionary concepts for young children. It is a book that I am likely to purchase (the copy I read was from my local library) and it is a book that I would recommend.
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