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Fish is Fish

by Leo Lionni · 1970

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Two best friends, a minnow and a tadpole, are practically inseparable until the tadpole grows legs and decides to explore the world beyond the pond. When the tadpole, now a frog, returns to tell his friend of the extraordinary things he's seen, the minnow, now a fish, tries to follow in his footsteps, but quickly finds that land is not what he expected. Friendship truly saves the day in this imaginative tale of a fish out of water.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisimaginationimaginationMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisnaturenatureMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of thisself-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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