The Zebrafish Book 5th Edition
- The zebrafish book. A guide for the laboratory use of zebrafish (Danio rerio). 4th ed., Univ. Of Oregon Press, Eugene. Hardcopies of the 4th edition of The Zebrafish Book can be obtained for a nominal fee from the Zebrafish International Resource Center, 5274 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403 USA; fax: 541-346-6151.
- A Guide for the Laboratory Use of Zebrafish. A Guide for the Laboratory Use of Zebrafish Danio. Of the Fifth Edition, called The Zebrafish Book.
THE Zebrafish Book a Guide for the Laboratory Use of Zebrafish Danio* (Brachydanio) Rerio, 5th Edition (2007) 2007. By Monte Westerfield. Currently unavailable.
Vita is a purple-haired singing queen, and she has big dreams for her rock group, Zebrafish. But when she holds auditions for the back-up band, tryouts are sorely lacking in the musical ability department. Luckily her new bandmates—Walt, Tanya, Jay, and Plinko—have other talents. But lately Tanya has been missing a lot of rehearsals.
When Vita discovers why, she realizes t Vita is a purple-haired singing queen, and she has big dreams for her rock group, Zebrafish. But when she holds auditions for the back-up band, tryouts are sorely lacking in the musical ability department.
Luckily her new bandmates—Walt, Tanya, Jay, and Plinko—have other talents. But lately Tanya has been missing a lot of rehearsals. When Vita discovers why, she realizes that the group can be about much more than one person, one band, or even one school. A concert won’t cure Tanya’s cancer or make her treatments any less painful, but, in their own way, Zebrafish can make a difference—and the tale of their unlikely success is sure to strike a chord with young readers looking to make their world a better place.
This was a cute middle grade. It has a great message. The only thing is that it was a bit all over the place. Vita is a teen? Maybe a Freshman, I can't tell and she is going to a new school.
She lives with her older brother who is a Doctor at a local hospital doing research on the Zebrafish. The fish that Dr. Pablo (Vita's brother) is studying are mutants and they do not go from clear-see through fish to opaque fish when they grow up, so Pablo is able to study the way they make blood i 3.5 stars! This was a cute middle grade. It has a great message. The only thing is that it was a bit all over the place. Vita is a teen?
Maybe a Freshman, I can't tell and she is going to a new school. She lives with her older brother who is a Doctor at a local hospital doing research on the Zebrafish.
The fish that Dr. Pablo (Vita's brother) is studying are mutants and they do not go from clear-see through fish to opaque fish when they grow up, so Pablo is able to study the way they make blood in hopes of figuring out a cure for Leukemia.
Vita meets Jay, Plinko, Tanya and her brother Walt. Vita decides she wants to start a band and all of her friends join. She is going to give a show to her school in order to raise money to help buy a PCR machine for her brother so he is better able to study the Zebrafish. That is basically the book in a nut shell. The kids also have their daily lives that are still going on, so the book talks about that stuff too. I liked the illustrations and I liked the end message of the book. Even one person can change something and that you don't have to wait for others to do things for you.
Get out there and do it yourself. Title: Zebrafish Intermediate Briefly evaluate the use of text and images for each book. Describe a possible application and audience for each book. I love Zebrafish! The illustrations will appeal to the 10-15 year old students this book is geared towards. The text is laid out in speech bubbles, but some times the bubbles are missing and the text is simply floating on the page.
This might be confusing to some readers. I let my 9-year-old daughter read it and she simply said “I had to read a little Title: Zebrafish Intermediate Briefly evaluate the use of text and images for each book. Describe a possible application and audience for each book. I love Zebrafish!
The illustrations will appeal to the 10-15 year old students this book is geared towards. The text is laid out in speech bubbles, but some times the bubbles are missing and the text is simply floating on the page. This might be confusing to some readers. I let my 9-year-old daughter read it and she simply said “I had to read a little slower than I normally do, so I could get everything, but it wasn’t too hard.” (and she still finished the book during her brother’s 30 minute drum lesson.) She was able to tell me which character was which (something I thought might be confusing because both female characters are depicted with purple hair), and an accurate synopsis of the story.
I would use Zebrafish to illustrate to students how they can make a difference in the lives of others and the world even if they think their “small” contribution won’t matter. These students banded together for a cause, never gave up, and made it work. It could also be used to show tolerance, compassion, and acceptance of someone that has an illness or disability.
The girl with leukemia doesn’t look sick in the pictures, which would lead to great discussion about not judging others because you never know what is going on that you can’t see. Share positive attributes OR cautions/concerns for educators to be aware of for each book. Leukemia is a focus in this book, which may be upsetting to some students/families. It is presented in a non-threatening, non-scary way and I feel the message is too great to pass up because of it. Story: 3 stars Art: 3 stars Graphic novel about a group of kids who start a band to raise funds for a hospital to buy some equipment needed for leukemia research. I assumed the kids were in middle school, but there is a mention of 'junior year,' so I guess these characters are in high school. They act too young for high school students.
I think this book would appeal to middle schoolers. The art style is also geared to that age group. It's a good idea for a book, but the story needed to be fleshed Story: 3 stars Art: 3 stars Graphic novel about a group of kids who start a band to raise funds for a hospital to buy some equipment needed for leukemia research. I assumed the kids were in middle school, but there is a mention of 'junior year,' so I guess these characters are in high school. They act too young for high school students.
I think this book would appeal to middle schoolers. The art style is also geared to that age group.
It's a good idea for a book, but the story needed to be fleshed out more. Two of the characters have a guitar but we never see them practicing any music.
It's not even clear how musically inclined they are. Vita's brother graduates from a university but we don't know what he studied or what level degree he earned. Throughout the book we see him working in a lab, but I had assumed he was a graduate student or research assistant.
At the very end of the book we learn that he is a doctor, which was a surprise to me. But how is he doing un-funded research? And then how is he supporting Vita since their mother is dead and no father is ever seen or mentioned? The characters of Jay and Plinko are under-developed. I'm not really sure what their deal is or what part they play in the band. The stories of Vita and Tanya & Walt are both interesting and intersect well.
But the scene shifts feel abrupt. Just to be clear, Peter Reynolds did not write or illustrate this story. I believe his name appears on the cover because he acted as a book packager. I thought Zebrafish by Peter Reynolds was a good book. In the book, four kids go to a band audition who have no musical talent. The person who wanted to form a band (Vita) is really mad, but the other kids grow on her and they become friends. They decide to do an event to help others.
In Zebrafish the main character is Vita. Vita is short, has purple hair, plays guitar and lives with her brother Walt. She also really wants a dog and to be in a band.
At the beginning of the story, she doesn't hav I thought Zebrafish by Peter Reynolds was a good book. In the book, four kids go to a band audition who have no musical talent. The person who wanted to form a band (Vita) is really mad, but the other kids grow on her and they become friends. They decide to do an event to help others. In Zebrafish the main character is Vita.
Vita is short, has purple hair, plays guitar and lives with her brother Walt. She also really wants a dog and to be in a band. At the beginning of the story, she doesn't have many friends. This book is a graphic novel and the pictures are really nicely drawn. The author has a cool drawing style. I liked how the characters make the band work by using everyone's strengths to help each other. I'd recommend this book to those who like sadness and true friendships.
I also read the second book in the series, and it’s good too. I thought this comic was amazing, especially because of the idea of seeing someone achieve there goal even if its not for there own benefit, but for the benefit of the well being of others weather you know them or not. The art in this is very cartoon like, but it has enough detail in it to get there message across.
I would recommend this book to anyone, because the story was told so well and with such a demanding presence. There is nothing that could make this book better. I would say that this i thought this comic was amazing, especially because of the idea of seeing someone achieve there goal even if its not for there own benefit, but for the benefit of the well being of others weather you know them or not. The art in this is very cartoon like, but it has enough detail in it to get there message across. I would recommend this book to anyone, because the story was told so well and with such a demanding presence. There is nothing that could make this book better. I would say that this is definitely a must read.
Zebrafish as written by Sharon Emerson & drawn by Renee Kurilla recommended ages 7-10. Welcome to a before-during-and-after-school special where we learn that “we can’t always get what we want,” friends and family are our greatest resource for getting what we need, and we can change the world in various and creative ways.
Yep, a middle-grade offering driven by a message. But it isn’t all bad. Zebrafish begins with the establishment of the three pairings of the six main characters whom all inter Zebrafish as written by Sharon Emerson & drawn by Renee Kurilla recommended ages 7-10. Welcome to a before-during-and-after-school special where we learn that “we can’t always get what we want,” friends and family are our greatest resource for getting what we need, and we can change the world in various and creative ways.
Yep, a middle-grade offering driven by a message. But it isn’t all bad. Zebrafish begins with the establishment of the three pairings of the six main characters whom all intersect in different ways before five of the six meet afterschool for the Vita’s band auditions.
This culturally diverse cast must then find a way to pool their diverging interests for a cause. At first it is just an activity to do together as Vita still wants to rock and the others want to help her. As Vita learns more about her older brother’s medical research and new friend Tanya’s cancer, the band’s existence takes on greater meaning. Zebrafish works hard to quickly solidify personalities and honor them with a consistency throughout. Each have their troubles (some more mild than others) but they each also have triumphs. In essence, while each character has individuality (if not some caricature) these are normal kids.
The pairs are quietly disentangled so as to form solid connections with other members of the “band.” None of this character development feels unnatural, especially in limiting the story to an accessible length for young readers. By book’s end, the once “randomly” intersecting sets of two successfully become a singular party of 6+. Within Zebrafish, Family is represented in different ways and to great significance.
Vita and her elder brother Pablo with whom she resides are orphans. Or at least, there is no mention of a father and their mother has died of cancer. There is also a reference to social services and a move. I’m not completely sure what that is all about. But you have a brother supporting his still-in-school sister, and they rescue a stray dog. The first pair you meet is Plinko and Jay and you get that Jay is the best friend adopted into the family. He goes out to dinner with them, is comfortable in their home.
Walt and Tanya are siblings, and Walt is very attentive to his sister. Zebrafish, of course, becomes a kind of tribe. Notably these relationships are strongly steeped in empathy; as if the basis of what makes people family is our formation of a strong empathic connection.
The title, Zebrafish, comes from an actual fish called zebrafish, and they are used by Pablo in his laboratory. He uses a mutant form to help him “watch cancer cells metastasize in real time” (40). So you not only gain insight into the lives of these children (of indiscriminate age/grade)–Tanya and Vita in particular–you get some interesting science information as well. Zebrafish is not subtle with its “teaching points.” The reader will learn interesting and important facts and they will gain insight. I mentioned accessible length. I’m not sure Zebrafish had time to be subtle; that or it underestimates its critical audience.
The book is 120 pages, but many of the panels are full-page, full-page with 2 insets, or double-page; panels are large print, essentially–Child-friendly. Marjane Satrapi’s Embroideries came to mind in turns because of the occasional removal frames and the stacking of speech bubbles.
There were times I was a little confused in a conversation’s progression, but I could see the form of each page/panel trying to mind the young audience. It was fun and flexible, playful.
Combined with the bright and warm colors, the book finessed a lot of movement and energy. The clipped chapters also kept the ambitious level of content moving. 120 pages and 19 chapters, it felt stilted at turns. The pacing was awful actually (i.e. Yes, dogs are cute and inclusion of animals in elementary school fare feels necessary, especially purple ones, and to include them in your song at the end—aww!—& for Vita to actually get what she wants for once. However, proportionally speaking, the pages dedicated to this venture). I didn’t understand the chapter titles (even on the second try).
And the segues were time stamps, “One week later,” etc. There were also a lot of illustrated time lapses to a single page and those were cleverly done. Necessarily, we had to get to know the characters, their situations, and then Zebrafish couldn’t come together in a week. Zebrafish had a lot to do in a short amount of time.
Vita has lessons to learn; the constant drumming of “you don’t always get what you want”, but “you sometimes get what you need.” Vita’s life is all about that lesson; and so are all the other characters’ lives to some extent. But Vita is the one with whom the reader is to identify. Zebrafish should also be fun and culturally resonant. The cartoon styling is familiar for a reason, an attractive choice for its intended audience and their teachers. The humor is suitable and dispersed liberally, keeping the reader engaged.
Plinko and Jay are comic relief; which works to balance out the weightier situation with Walt & Tanya–Tanya who is a vibrantly drawn character who when not getting treatment, or is sick, is the “average” girl, replete with crush. I guess she counterbalance her story line on her own. There is the “Afterword” on page 120 by Peter H. Reynolds encouraging the book’s close to function as an actual beginning. I can, of course, get behind being creative, and applying our creative interests toward a cause (see: TalyaWren). Zebrafish would be a book that could inspire, the “Afterword” is a mere punctuation mark. Big projects for causes for which we are passionate take creativity, organization, multiple talents, perseverance, cooperation Zebrafish models this while providing the reader with the why.
You get to use your gifts, your passions; you make friends; you learn the importance of/benefit from collaboration; you help people!—you could help people you know and love! Zebrafish does not go off without a hitch but it all works out. These children are capable, they are gifted and loving and determined—something with which the readers should identify. As Kevin Hodgson at “The Graphic Classroom” writes, “If you have students who are itching to do some community service project, ZEBRAFISH might be a nice companion story about how even young people can change the world for the better.” I think in a setting where you know you are in for something educational, Zebrafish will be more digestible treat. —noted: “a portion of the proceeds from this book is being donated to the Children’s Hospital Boston.”inside cover and website. So, will this be coming to a classroom near you? Children, and likely many educators, are much more forgiving a reader than I am; the pacing may not even affect the younger reader the same.
L @ omphaloskepsis includes: images and links. Zebrafish by Peter H. Reynolds isn't your typical story about teen drama where, after reading, you feel like you spent the day running the middle school gauntlet (how exhausting!). Rather, it's a story with a purpose. And that purpose is cancer research awareness.
But, unlike some other over-dramafied cancer books with uber-tragic endings, this one isn't in-your-face about it. And it's not sad either. Actually, I didn't even know it was a cancer book when I picked it up to review. That awareness Zebrafish by Peter H. Reynolds isn't your typical story about teen drama where, after reading, you feel like you spent the day running the middle school gauntlet (how exhausting!).
Rather, it's a story with a purpose. And that purpose is cancer research awareness. But, unlike some other over-dramafied cancer books with uber-tragic endings, this one isn't in-your-face about it. And it's not sad either. Actually, I didn't even know it was a cancer book when I picked it up to review. That awareness came in the reading. The story centers on Vita, a girl who dreams of becoming a famous musician.
She's got the guitar, she's got the rock star hair, and she's got a band name. All she needs is a band. Recruiting turns out to be easier said than done when the only people who come to band tryouts are the non-musical types who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.although a couple are obsessed with a Rock Band/Guitar Hero-type video game called Strings of Fury. But even so, slow friendships are forged within the group. And Vita plans to carry on with the band regardless.
Virtually, at least. Then Vita learns a secret about one of her 'band mates' that could change everything. While Zebrafish was no Lumberjanes (or Jem and the Holograms, for that matter), it was still a cute story about friendship (to the max!).
The artwork is colorful and fun, and the storyline, while a little After School Special, was engaging. And it had a good message without being preachy. A worthwhile read.
I think this book is targeted to a much younger audience than me, because I wanted more plot and more text on the page. Miss Adventure, on the other hand, loved the book.
There were quite a few elements to the story – Vita has to make friends, and decides to do it through music. Tanya has leukemia, but that isn’t public knowledge. Vita’s mother recently died of cancer as well, so there is a strong tie between her and Tanya. We also see the kids making an effort to create and share something, rai I think this book is targeted to a much younger audience than me, because I wanted more plot and more text on the page. Miss Adventure, on the other hand, loved the book. There were quite a few elements to the story – Vita has to make friends, and decides to do it through music. Tanya has leukemia, but that isn’t public knowledge.
Vita’s mother recently died of cancer as well, so there is a strong tie between her and Tanya. We also see the kids making an effort to create and share something, raising money for a good cause at the same time. The art in this was pretty simple. The characters were drawn in a variety of body shapes and skin tones, but the backgrounds were not very detailed. You could always tell where the characters were, but you didn’t have to worry about the background distracting you from the reading. That’s probably related to the younger targeted audience for the book. The storyline seemed a bit scattered but the overall message was a positive one that shown through by the end, which was that Vita was trying to do some good in the world.
She wanted to start a band and then she decided that the money they raised from a concert would go to buying a machine to help further research on cancers, specifically because she realized that her new friend (who seemed to want to be a part of their group) wouldn't attend their meetings regularly until it was discovered that The storyline seemed a bit scattered but the overall message was a positive one that shown through by the end, which was that Vita was trying to do some good in the world. She wanted to start a band and then she decided that the money they raised from a concert would go to buying a machine to help further research on cancers, specifically because she realized that her new friend (who seemed to want to be a part of their group) wouldn't attend their meetings regularly until it was discovered that she was getting treatment for leukemia.
This brought back memories from Vita's own mother who died from cancer. It's generally a positive and happy story, but as I mentioned, there wasn't a straight line connecting A to B. It was either trying to be quirky for the sake of middle grade or to show the spontaneity of Vita's character, but if the graphic novel was any longer, I might have lost a little patience. I did however enjoy the illustrations and humorous secondary characters.
Download enflow service manual. Zebrafish by Peter H. Reynolds is the first graphic novel from the popular FableVision publisher. Designed as a part of a larger commitment to the Children's Hospital Boston, the book stresses how individuals can make a difference locally and globally.returnreturnThe story follows a teenager's experience forming a band in her new school. Bringing a diverse group of teens together, they decide to hold a benefit concert. Dealing with issues such as medical research and diseases that impact you Zebrafish by Peter H. Reynolds is the first graphic novel from the popular FableVision publisher. Designed as a part of a larger commitment to the Children's Hospital Boston, the book stresses how individuals can make a difference locally and globally.returnreturnThe story follows a teenager's experience forming a band in her new school.
Bringing a diverse group of teens together, they decide to hold a benefit concert. Dealing with issues such as medical research and diseases that impact young people, the book is an outstanding example of the role of young adult literature presenting tough real-world topics in meaningful ways.returnreturnThe visuals and graphic story presentation is outstanding. However the story itself seemed a little disjointed. For instance, it took a while for me to figure out that Vita was living with her brother without parents. The story moved quickly, so there wasn't much time for character development.
It would be interesting to know the backstory of each character. returnreturnOverall the book met it's goal as a realistic fiction graphic novel for young people. It's also a nice example of the growing area of transmedia storytelling. The project began as an alternative reality game at Generation Cures. Elements became a Zebrafish website with webisodes at and ultimately a graphic novel.
Fun interactive elements such as comic makers extend the experience when you join the free network. You can even download the song from the book. In the past books led to media, but in this case, the technology led to the book.returnreturnFor those that think graphic novels are simply violent comics about superheroes, this should change some minds. Zebrafish tells the story of Zita, a middle-school girl who lives with her brother (a scientist). Zita decides to start a band and recruits some new friends at school- none of whom actually play instruments but all of whom get along pretty well. Tanya, one of the band members, later tells Zita that she leukemia and that's why she misses some band practices.
Zita and the band raise money for the local hospital to get a machine used in cancer research by putting on a show. I was skeptical of the bo Zebrafish tells the story of Zita, a middle-school girl who lives with her brother (a scientist). Zita decides to start a band and recruits some new friends at school- none of whom actually play instruments but all of whom get along pretty well. Tanya, one of the band members, later tells Zita that she leukemia and that's why she misses some band practices.
Zita and the band raise money for the local hospital to get a machine used in cancer research by putting on a show. I was skeptical of the book because it almost looked like it was for high school students. Then I was skeptical of the book because of it's very bizarre format. Sorta chapters but sorta not?
Odd perspectives and point of views? But all in all, the colors were bright and it was such a unique format- really bursting out of the usual paneled comic format. But there are a lot of themes and issues introduced in the book that might be difficult for a middle school student- first of all, Zita calls herself 'indy'- is a 5th grader going to understand that? Tanya wants to go on a date (which is never resolved by the end of the book, oddly enough). And the book deals with cancer. Not in a personal way- it is largely detached.
Though Zita's mother died of cancer, and Tanya is going through cancer, it is described to us by the scientist brother by talking about DNA and PCR. It makes the characters seem more distant and not as accessible for younger readers. All in all, it's not a terrible graphic novel. It's an interesting way to discuss activism and cancer and death- in a brightly illustrated novel for elementary/middle school students. But somehow, I wish it had been done differently.
Reason for Reading: This is a Cybils '10 nominee and required reading for me as a graphic novels panelist. This is a nice book. The artwork is well done. The colours bright, the kids different shapes, colours, styles and income brackets and yet they all get along fine. One girl, Tanya, has leukemia, though she doesn't tell anyone for most of the book.
This girl is also very much into volunteering and causes, save the pandas, that sort of thing. The other girl, Vita, wants to start a rock band bec Reason for Reading: This is a Cybils '10 nominee and required reading for me as a graphic novels panelist. This is a nice book. The artwork is well done. The colours bright, the kids different shapes, colours, styles and income brackets and yet they all get along fine.
Zebra Fish
One girl, Tanya, has leukemia, though she doesn't tell anyone for most of the book. This girl is also very much into volunteering and causes, save the pandas, that sort of thing. The other girl, Vita, wants to start a rock band because she can play guitar and sing. The boys join the band, Tanya starts writing activist songs for her pandas and eventually everybody makes an impression and feels good about themselves that they've accomplished something. The money from their first show went to the hospital to buy a piece of machinery that will help with cancer research. The book is simple to read; there are pages with no text or only small amounts and the text and illustrations really do go hand in hand to tell the story here. A perfect example of the graphic format telling a complete story with character development and minor backgrounds.
I'm not really pumped about this book, though. I know it has received good reviews but for me, it just didn't do anything. I didn't connect. I'd already started to forget the story as I sat to write this review the next day and had to flip through the book and read the flap to refresh my memory.
I don't have any specific complaints; I don't regret the half hour spent reading it but it's just not a book that will stay with me or that I'd put on any recommended lists. Some books are just OK and this is one of them, doesn't mean there's anything wrong with that. Reviewed by Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen for TeensReadToo.com Vita decides she wants to form a band, but first she needs members - and they have to learn to play instruments. Vita recruits band members at her school and they decide to put on a concert. When the band learns that fellow member, Tanya, has leukemia, the band decides to change their concert to a fundraiser for cancer research. The good thing about ZEBRAFISH is that it's never overly preachy about doing good.
The characters are Reviewed by Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen for TeensReadToo.com Vita decides she wants to form a band, but first she needs members - and they have to learn to play instruments. Vita recruits band members at her school and they decide to put on a concert. When the band learns that fellow member, Tanya, has leukemia, the band decides to change their concert to a fundraiser for cancer research. The good thing about ZEBRAFISH is that it's never overly preachy about doing good. The characters are diverse and I'm sure readers will find someone to relate to. Tanya's illness is touched on, but this isn't a cancer book. This is more a story about finding friends and putting your talents to work for a good cause.
Because there are a lot of main characters, you never really get to fully know each one, and I would love more back story about each of the band members. I'm glad to know there will be another ZEBRAFISH book coming, so hopefully we get to know the band more. Even though the story deals with some hard topics, the book never feels weighed down by that storyline, which I think will give it lots of appeal for readers who want a realistic story that's not issue-heavy.
The artwork is bright and colorful and will appeal to fans of comics and graphic novels. I would give this one to tweens looking for a realistic fiction comic book, and it would be a great book to start a discussion about fundraising and volunteering. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Graphic Novel Vita lets her aspiring rock-star personality speak through her appearance with her purple hair with a new blue bolt, but she is having trouble making friends at her new school. So she decides to start a band at her school and holds tryouts; only a few kids show interest, but they have a bigger problem because none of them even know how to play music.
Bold pop off the page illustrations do a wonderful job of s Emerson, S. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Graphic Novel Vita lets her aspiring rock-star personality speak through her appearance with her purple hair with a new blue bolt, but she is having trouble making friends at her new school.
So she decides to start a band at her school and holds tryouts; only a few kids show interest, but they have a bigger problem because none of them even know how to play music. Bold pop off the page illustrations do a wonderful job of showing how this diverse group of friends come together to combine each of their own special talents to create a new unique style of rock band. A deeper message is delivered to the reader as these friends learn a life lesson when they find out that one of their band members is very sick and fighting of leukemia. Young readers are sure to have their eyes opened to when they see how this group of kids come together with their talents to help a greater cause and make a difference for someone close to them and in the world. This is an inspiring read that will be sure to have even the most reluctant reader engaged, entertained, and thinking about how they can make a change in the world. Recommended for ages 10 to 14, but sure to be appreciated by older readers too. When I first picked this up I thought it was going to be a trite little story about a couple of kids starting a band.
And in some ways it was, but as you continue to read there are different themes coming into play. Activism, death, grief, sickness, and also taking control of elements that you can affect. Powerful stuff for a middle school student to come across. A kid could get as much or as little as they wanted out of it, but at the end I think you left with an unalienable belief that there is When I first picked this up I thought it was going to be a trite little story about a couple of kids starting a band. And in some ways it was, but as you continue to read there are different themes coming into play.
Activism, death, grief, sickness, and also taking control of elements that you can affect. Powerful stuff for a middle school student to come across. A kid could get as much or as little as they wanted out of it, but at the end I think you left with an unalienable belief that there is potential in everyone to be a part of something more. Which makes sense considering that Peter Reynolds wrote this with an agenda. A good agenda, but an ulterior plan nonetheless - let kids know they can make a difference. Generally I feel like books that are supposed to encourage kids come off a bit preachy and are generally poorly written, but this was well done.
The message wasn't subtle but it also wasn't bashing you over the head. I'm guessing it's because Peter Reynolds writes a lot of books with a feel-good message, that and he founded FableVision which is dedicated to 'helping all learners discover their true potential.' Zebrafish is a graphic novel, about friendship, talent and some surprises. Zebra fish is about 5 kids who all meet each other at band tryouts. One problem though.
No one has any talent. That doesn’t stop Pinko, Jay, Vita, Walt and the star Pablo from forming a mutual band. But why does Vitas never show up to practice? Is he just ditching?
Does she not like them? Read this intreging book to find out more. I think the author did a great job not using to many words, but still using enough to expl Zebrafish is a graphic novel, about friendship, talent and some surprises. Zebra fish is about 5 kids who all meet each other at band tryouts. One problem though. No one has any talent. That doesn’t stop Pinko, Jay, Vita, Walt and the star Pablo from forming a mutual band.
But why does Vitas never show up to practice? Is he just ditching? Does she not like them? Read this intreging book to find out more.
I think the author did a great job not using to many words, but still using enough to explain what happens. I absolutely loved all the cartoony pictures and funky writing styles. I liked reading this book because it was a fast, but good read. The only thing the author could improve on is some parts were a little confusing, but besides that he did an amazing job!!! I recommend this book to anyone older then 10, boy or girl because of its easy language and fun pictures, but not anyone younger because even though it is colorful it has a deeper meaning then just kids in a band.
I give this book 4.5 happy smiley faces.First read when I was a kid. This was a super quick read, but definitely one of the better ones from my childhood. The cast of characters is pretty diverse, and I liked that even though this was short, we got a glimpse into all of their lives. The writing was pretty tongue-in-cheek, and I found myself laughing out loud at some of the lines. Even years after originally reading this, I remembered all of the characters, and their stories still struck a chord with me. This could have easily been long.First read when I was a kid.
This was a super quick read, but definitely one of the better ones from my childhood. The cast of characters is pretty diverse, and I liked that even though this was short, we got a glimpse into all of their lives. The writing was pretty tongue-in-cheek, and I found myself laughing out loud at some of the lines. Even years after originally reading this, I remembered all of the characters, and their stories still struck a chord with me.
This could have easily been longer or tackled more of a story. The art style (comic-y, with lots of colors) combined with the slice of life made this really memorable for me as a kid, and I think it definitely still holds up. One of the things that also stood out to me was that it wasn't afraid to tackle deeper issues (family death, chronic illness, etc), even if the tone of the book was still pretty light. Vita lives with her brother and has just started at a new school. She eventually gets herself a guitar and decides to start a band, unfortunately no one who can actually play an instrument shows up to her audition. Instead she makes four wonderful new friends who help her start her band anyway in a less traditional sense. Eventually they create a multimedia presentation that they hope to use to raise money for causes.
The Zebra Fish Book
This book is very much about friendship and honesty. I liked watching the kids Vita lives with her brother and has just started at a new school. She eventually gets herself a guitar and decides to start a band, unfortunately no one who can actually play an instrument shows up to her audition. Instead she makes four wonderful new friends who help her start her band anyway in a less traditional sense. Eventually they create a multimedia presentation that they hope to use to raise money for causes.
This book is very much about friendship and honesty. I liked watching the kids come together and put their ideas together. I was also happy when truths started to come out making friendships even stronger. Check out the books website, I only gave it a brief glance but it looks like there's a lot of interesting stuff including Vita's song, and the process used on the book among other things.
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