Publisher Description

Best-selling illustrator Britta Teckentrup explores the world of fish in a sumptuously illustrated nonfiction book.

There are fish everywhere! Some of them live in fresh water, some of them live under ice, and some even live in the desert. Fish Everywhere is the first in a series of nonfiction books from Britta Teckentrup. Young readers will learn where in the world all sorts of animals can be found and all the weird and wonderful things that they never imagined were true. This is nonfiction with spark and personality from a much-loved illustrator.

Author Biography

Britta Teckentrup is a fine artist who has written and illustrated many beloved books for children, including Big Smelly Bear. Born in Hamburg, Germany, she later studied at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. She lives in Berlin with her husband, her son, and their cat.

Review

Here's a colorful, factoid-filled offering about many kinds of fish...this will be welcome in classroom libraries. Nothing fishy about it: Enthusiasts can dive right in.
—Kirkus Reviews

There's a literary sweet spot for kids who delight in sea life, in amassing sharable details, and in immersive (pun fully intended) experiences, and Teckentrup hits that mark with a lushly illustrated picture book made for the oxymoronic serious browser...This is a great choice for kids heading off to lake, river, ocean, or aquarium adventures, or those just itching to trade their jeans for waders or a wetsuit.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

If readers usually swoon over Teckentrup's fabulous illustrations, this book won't disappoint.
—School Library Journal

Review Quote

Here's a colorful, factoid-filled offering about many kinds of fish...this will be welcome in classroom libraries. Nothing fishy about it: Enthusiasts can dive right in. --Kirkus Reviews There's a literary sweet spot for kids who delight in sea life, in amassing sharable details, and in immersive (pun fully intended) experiences, and Teckentrup hits that mark with a lushly illustrated picture book made for the oxymoronic serious browser...This is a great choice for kids heading off to lake, river, ocean, or aquarium adventures, or those just itching to trade their jeans for waders or a wetsuit. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Details