A Place for Fish

K-Gr 3—Environmental threats facing fish in various habitats around the world are introduced in a picture-book, read-aloud format. Each two-page entry makes a general statement of a problem, e.g., "Some fish are so beautiful that people like to keep them as pets" and resolves it with a hopeful action statement, e.g., "When people stop catching these colorful creatures, fish can live and grow." Sidebars briefly describe a species affected by the threat and actions that can be taken to resolve it. Each entry repeats the same phrase, "fish can live and grow." The information is presented in a simple and idealistic way for young readers. The full-color illustrations on every page are very detailed, but some of the fish have humanlike eyes.—Frances E. Millhouser, formerly at Chantilly Regional Library, Fairfax County, VA