Rain fish
By: Lois Ehlert
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781481461528
Subjects: Fishes; Imagination; Rain and rainfall; Fiction; Stories in rhyme
Description: Get to know the  rain fish  that come to life during rainstorms in this gorgeous exploration of nature with vibrant collage artwork from the Caldecott Honor winning illustrator of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. When blue sky turns gray and it rains all day, sometimes rain fish come out and play. They swim among discards and debris. Do you see them, too? Or is it just me? Through lyrical text and her incomparable mixed-media collage illustrations, Lois Ehlert introduces readers to  rain fish  the varied, colorful, and unique little collections of materials that float along on streams of rain water during storms. From a scrap of newspaper with a seashell eye and feather smile to a piece of cardboard with an orange peel eye and a leaf for a fin, Ehlert s rain fish come in all shapes and sizes. Complete with an author s note explaining how Ehlert collected the found materials she used to make the book over the course of a year, Rain Fish is a spirited celebration of imagination, creativity, and observing the world in your own way and it invites you to discover your own rain fish.
Notes: PK1 Childrens Plus, Inc.