Receive one less fish stickers free with your order. The book illustrates how human carelessness leads to the disappearance of twelve species of fish in Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Includes suggestions on how people can avoid such environmental catastrophes. Illustrated in stunning silk paintings. An angelfish is killed by a diver, a snappers is caught on a hook, a clownfish is hurt by offshore oil drilling, a triggerfish is trapped in a discarded plastic bag.
Rhymed couplets make up the text for young children.
Slightly older kids will want to hear the dangers described in greater detail in accompanying paragraphs of information. Useful for primary-grade units on threats to ocean ecosystems, the book is beautiful as well. Created with ink and dyes on silk, the illustrations glow with vivid colors within striking formal shapes. A visually exciting introduction to the deep.