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The Cod's Tale: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World!
--Booklist, starred review
What was it that enabled the Vikings, Christopher Columbus, and the Pilgrims to cross the cold Atlantic Ocean to America? What became a staple of the medieval diet in Europe, helped spur the American Revolution, and allowed the early New Englanders to start making money of their own?
Would you believe that it was a fish?
The cod!
Based on Mark Kurlansky's New York Times bestselling adult book, Cod, this picture book offers a unique look at over a thousand years of world history.
"Breezy, kid-friendly prose...fascinating and informative...bound to hook young readers."
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
An ALA Notable Book
Includes suggestions for further reading, factual sidebars, and timeline
Book Details
- Publisher: Puffin Books
- Publish Date: Sep 4th, 2014
- Pages: 48
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.26in - 10.80in - 0.21in - 0.46lb
- EAN: 9780147512772
- Recommended age: 07-10
- Categories: • Animals - Fish• Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection• Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems
About the Author
S. D. Schindler has illustrated a wide range of picture books, including Hornbooks and Inkwells and Gold Fever (both by Verla Kay), The Unforgettable Season (by Phil Bildner), The Snow Globe Family (by Jane O'Connor), Louder, Lili (by Gennifer Choldenko), and The Story of Salt (by Mark Kurlansky). He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Praise for this book
*"Contributing enormously to the book's visual appeal, Schindler's excellent ink drawings, brightened with colorful washes, illustrate incidents from the text with clarity, a flair for the dramatic, and a sense of humor."
--Booklist, starred review
"A welcome and intriguing addition to library shelves."
--School Library Journal
"Kurlansky is a masterful storyteller. . . . Schindler's pictures, from serious to silly, add to the pleasure . . . . Readers of this title will never again look at fish and chips in quite the same way."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Breezy, kid-friendly prose. . . . Fascinating and informative . . . bound to hook young readers."
--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
