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World Without Fish (FOR AGES 9+)
by Mark Kurlansky
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0761156070
- ISBN 13
- 9780761156079
- Seller
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
For Ages 9 and up - book is in very good condition - all pages are clean and unmarked - bottom has a black mark at spine - might be a remainder mark. "Mark Kurlansky, beloved award-winning and bestselling author, offers a riveting, uniquely illustrated, narrative nonfiction account for kids about whats happening to fish, the oceans, and our environment, and what kids can do about it.
World Without Fish has been praised as urgent (Publishers Weekly) and a wonderfully fast-paced and engaging primer on the key questions surrounding fish and the sea (Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish). It has also been included in the New York State Expeditionary Learning English Language Arts Curriculum.
Written by a master storyteller, World Without Fish connects all the dotsbiology, economics, evolution, politics, climate, history, culture, food, and nutritionin a way that kids can really understand. It describes how the fish we most commonly eat, including tuna, salmon, cod, and swordfish, could disappear within 50 years, and the domino effect it would haveoceans teeming with jellyfish and turning pinkish orange from algal blooms; seabirds disappearing, then reptiles, then mammals. It describes the back-and-forth dynamic of fishermen and scientists. It covers the effects of industrialized fishing, and how bottom-dragging nets are turning the ocean floor into a desert.
The answer? Support sustainable fishing. World Without Fish tells kids exactly what they can do: Find out where those fish sticks come from. Tell your parents whats good to buy, and whats not. Ask the waiter if the fish on the menu is line-caught And follow simple rules: Use less plastic, and never eat endangered fish like bluefin tuna.
Interwoven with the book is a graphic novel. Each beautifully illustrated chapter opener links to form a larger fictional story that complements the text. Hand in hand, they create a Silent Spring for a new generation."
World Without Fish has been praised as urgent (Publishers Weekly) and a wonderfully fast-paced and engaging primer on the key questions surrounding fish and the sea (Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish). It has also been included in the New York State Expeditionary Learning English Language Arts Curriculum.
Written by a master storyteller, World Without Fish connects all the dotsbiology, economics, evolution, politics, climate, history, culture, food, and nutritionin a way that kids can really understand. It describes how the fish we most commonly eat, including tuna, salmon, cod, and swordfish, could disappear within 50 years, and the domino effect it would haveoceans teeming with jellyfish and turning pinkish orange from algal blooms; seabirds disappearing, then reptiles, then mammals. It describes the back-and-forth dynamic of fishermen and scientists. It covers the effects of industrialized fishing, and how bottom-dragging nets are turning the ocean floor into a desert.
The answer? Support sustainable fishing. World Without Fish tells kids exactly what they can do: Find out where those fish sticks come from. Tell your parents whats good to buy, and whats not. Ask the waiter if the fish on the menu is line-caught And follow simple rules: Use less plastic, and never eat endangered fish like bluefin tuna.
Interwoven with the book is a graphic novel. Each beautifully illustrated chapter opener links to form a larger fictional story that complements the text. Hand in hand, they create a Silent Spring for a new generation."
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- Bookseller
- Nostalgic Books & Elements
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22fish2011
- Title
- World Without Fish (FOR AGES 9+)
- Author
- Mark Kurlansky
- Illustrator
- Frank Stockton
- Format/Binding
- Tight, sound, and square
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0761156070
- ISBN 13
- 9780761156079
- Publisher
- Workman Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011-04
- Keywords
- sustainability fish
- Bookseller catalogs
- Young Adult and Children's Books;
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Tempe, Arizona
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Nostalgic Books and Elements LLC, NB&E, sells very good condition used books (many of which are signed) to readers and collectors who see books as literary treasures. Unlike many online bookshops, NB&E provides multiple images of the book you will receive and sends them to you promptly with care.
NB&E, prides itself on rescuing unique and nostalgic books that sometimes include an element. I provide detailed descriptions, multiple photographs, and wrap most dust jacket in a protective sleeve.
Books are noted as either SIGNED or INSCRIBED accordingly. If the book is a remainder or ex-library it is noted. I seldom, if ever, sell these types of books. I CHERISH books and want to provide you with the books you will be proud to own.
With gratitude,
Janice Dawson
NB&E, prides itself on rescuing unique and nostalgic books that sometimes include an element. I provide detailed descriptions, multiple photographs, and wrap most dust jacket in a protective sleeve.
Books are noted as either SIGNED or INSCRIBED accordingly. If the book is a remainder or ex-library it is noted. I seldom, if ever, sell these types of books. I CHERISH books and want to provide you with the books you will be proud to own.
With gratitude,
Janice Dawson
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