Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood

Book Genre: Poetry and Rhymes

Publishing Info.: Scholastic Inc., 40 pages

Awards or Honors Received: N/A

Summary: This story is about 10 fish swimming in a line, and with each new page one fish disappears in a different way than the previous fish. Some fish make a new friend, others leave for a snack, and some get lost. The book counts down from 10 fish to only 1 fish, and at the end of the book there is a mommy fish and a daddy fish with 10 little fish swimming in a line again. This book focuses on counting and rhyming words.

Personal Rating and Reason for Rating: ****Great! I really like this book for its focus on counting backwards from 10 and rhyming words. The illustrations in this book also make it an interesting read. The fish are illustrated in a variety of bright colors and the ocean is illustrated througout the book. This book is one that I probably would have found neat and really liked reading as a child. The vivid illustrations are my favorite thing about this book.

Reading Level: 1.6

Interest Level: K-2

Possible Uses of the Text in Integrated Units of Study (Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum): This book could be used in many different subjects. This would be a great book to read for an ocean unit. Not only does it show fish, but it also shows coral, a picture of a sandy beach, a sea turtle, and the ocean. In an ocean unit, teachers could use this book for math to reinforce counting or for language arts to reinforce rhyming words. Writing could also be integrated by using this book to get children thinking about the ocean, and they could write about a trip they have taken to the ocean or what they would like to do if they could go to the ocean.

Potential Problems or Difficulties: I do not see any problems with this book.