The Pout-Pout Fish Goes To School (A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure) Read Free Books and Download eBooks
Turn little pouts into big smiles! Mr. Fish is nervously awaiting his first day of school, and he frets about not knowing how to write his name, how to draw shapes, and how to do math―until he's reassured that school is the perfect place to learn how to master all of these new skills, in Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School from Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna.
Lexile Measure: AD490L (What's this?)
Series: A Pout-Pout Fish Adventure
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); First Edition edition (June 24, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0374360952
ISBN-13: 978-0374360955
Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #8,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #9 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Friendship, Social Skills & School Life > First Day of School #27 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Fish #56 in Books > Children's Books > Growing Up & Facts of Life > Family Life > New Experiences
Age Range: 3 - 6 years
Grade Level: Preschool - Kindergarten
We loved the first Pout Pout Fish book, and so happily purchased the second (Deep Deep Dark) and eventually this one also upon their respective releases. Although the concept is cute and the ending "lesson" is positive, the overall storytelling of the books following the original is problematic.Children learn through repetition. They are more likely to focus on something that is repeated multiple times than on something mentioned once. So, with the rhythm and the rhyme of the book, the take-away is from what is repeated the most...in this case, "...I'm not smart...I'll never get it...I don't belong". This may sound like an exaggeration, or taking something to the extreme, but our child never said the words "I'm not smart" until after this book. Nor did she fixate on "I'll never get it". These aren't words we use, and they certainly aren't things we have ever spoken to or over her. I'd be tempted to write it off as circumstantial or coincidence, but the same thing happened with the "Deep Deep Dark" book. She had never been afraid of the dark (and still isn't), but right after reading it, the concept of "I'm scared of the dark" became an option to her. It hadn't even occurred to her prior to this story! We literally read that book incorrectly and change the words to "I love the dark", every time the phrase is repeated, because the persistent negativity wasn't helpful. She loves the character, so we aren't about to outlaw the books, but I wish the writer and publisher had considered a little basic child psychology.This latest one has made me question whether or not we will continue adding to the Pout Pout Fish collection.
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