The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library:
Wish for a Fish: All About Sea Creatures
I’m the Cat in the Hat, and I hear that you wish, to go down to the sea, and
visit the fish.” And so Dr. Seuss’ famous
feline plunges young readers from the sunny surface waters to the deepest ocean trenches in search of
an
amazing array
of marine creatures.
This title forms part of a series of books that takes an off-beat look at
natural history through a fun combination of
Seussian rhymes and zany illustrations. Aimed at early readers – from four to seven years old – the
books are designed
to bridge the gap between concept books written for preschoolers and more formal non fiction titles
that
require fluent
reading skills. By presenting the facts in a lively and rhythmic manner, they provide the critical
foundation upon which
complex facts and ideas can eventually be built.
Year 1: Fish
Discover the key features of fish and
find
out what some fish eat. Make a poster and create a paper plate fish. You will
find four enjoyable activities in this topic.
Year 2: Habitats:
Ocean
Make and paint salt dough star fish and
discover
the different depths of the ocean and where starfish might live. Map
the five oceans and learn about the habitats and locations of each.
- Publisher: Harper Collins
- Format: Paperback
- Print length: 48 pages
- Dimensions: 163x225mm
- Reading age: 5 to 7 years old
- Publication date: June 4, 2001
- ISBN: 9780007111084
Bonnie Worth
Bonnie is the author of countless books for young readers, among them 18 of the Cat in the
Hat’s Learning Library
books, including Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur?, If I Ran the Rain Forest, Oh Say Can You
Seed?
(winner of the 2003 Ohio
Farm Bureau Award), Hark! A Shark!, and If I Ran the Horse Show.
