ماهی رنگین کمان و غار هیولاهای دریا

Rainbow Fish

by Marcus Pfister, سیده مرضیه شعاع هاشمی (Translator)

‫خلاصه کتاب : ماهی رنگین کمان در کمک به ماهی گوژپشت که بیمار شده بود تصمیم می گیرد که به آن طرف غار هیولاهای دریا برود و برای بهبودی او خزه قرمز بیاورد. او به همراه ماهی کوچولوی آبی به طرف آن غار حرکت کرده وشجاعانه از خطرات می گذرند و خزه قرمز را به دست می آورند، اما در بازگشت … .
تصاویر بسیار زیبا و زنده ای از زندگی موجودات دریا زینت بخش این داستان ارزشمند است

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Animals, Adventure, Monsters, Friendship

28 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2001

About the author

Marcus Pfister was born in Berne, Switzerland, and began his career as a graphic artist in an advertising agency. In 1983, he decided to dedicate more time to artistic pursuits, and began to write and illustrate his first book, The Sleepy Owl, which was published in 1986. His best-known work to date is The Rainbow Fish, which has remained on bestseller lists across the United States since 1992.

Marcus does most of his illustrations for children's books in watercolors. He begins each book by stretching watercolor paper over a wooden board so that it won't warp when wet. He then copies his rough sketches onto the paper in pencil. At this point, he is ready to begin painting. For backgrounds and blended contours, he uses wet paint on wet paper to get a softer effect. For sharper details, he first lets the paper dry, then paints the final picture layer by layer. When the illustration is complete he cuts the paper from the wooden board.

For books that feature holographic foil stamping, he then tapes a piece of transparent film over the art and indicates with a black marker where the foil stamping should be. The foil stamping is then applied during the production process after the pages are printed and before the final binding.

Marcus and his wife, Kathryn, work together in Berne, where they live with their three children.

Reviews

[Janie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Arc-En-Ciel apprend à affronter ses peurs. Il doit partir à l’aventure et il s’imagine que ce sera terrible, tout de même, il part avec son ami puis ils grandissent grâce à cette expérience qui leur fait comprendre que la peur fait paraître les choses bien pire qu’elles ne le sont réellement.

[Irlanda Guinot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pues es de un pez arcoíris co un pez azul que se meten al cueva de los monstruos marinos que al final no eran monstruos sino eran pezes ,algas y
Rocas.

[Jojo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Handlung
[Klappentext]

„Der Buckelfisch ist krank, und nur die roten Heilalgen aus der Teufelsschlucht können ihm helfen. Trotz allen Warnungen wagen sich der Regenbogenfisch und der kleine, blaue Fisch in die Schlucht. Doch dann packt sie die Angst, denn die Ungeheuer lauern überall. Erst als der Regenbogenfisch auf dem Rückweg eine überraschende Entdeckung macht, können die beiden ihre Angst überwinden.

Angst haben ist etwas Natürliches und Wichtiges. Angst macht uns vorsichtig. Aber gerade die Angst vor dem Neuen und dem Ungewissen kann man überwinden und wird dabei um eine Erfahrung reicher.“



Fazit

Wer den Regenbogenfisch noch kennt, dem wird dieses Buch gefallen. Der Schreibstil ist einfach und locker geschrieben und man begleitet den Regenbogenfisch und den kleinen, blauen Fisch auf ein Abenteuer in die Teufelsschlucht. Die Handlung ist sehr schön gestaltet und sehr Kindgerecht. Mir gefällt die Botschaft des Buches sehr gut. Man soll nicht immer alles glauben wo etwas auf einem Lauern könnte und man muss nicht vor allem Angst haben. Denn nicht alles ist fürchterlich gruselig, sondern stellt sich als harmlos heraus. Die Illustrationen im Buch sind sehr liebevoll gezeichnet und bunt gezeichnet. Das wohl schönste Highlight beim Vorlesen, waren die glitzernden Flossen des Regenbogenfisches, die wirklich toll gemacht sind. Das wird auf jeden Fall nicht die letzte Geschichte vom Regenbogenfisch gewesen sein.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

We received this book in a mystery grab bag from a local library. I've heard a lot of criticism of the original Rainbow Fish book, so I was a little hesitant to share this one with my son, but it's ended up being one of our favorites!

One of Rainbow Fish's friends is sick, and the medicine he needs is only available on the other side of the sea monster's cave, where lots of dangers await. Rainbow Fish and a friend decide to be brave and venture to the other side of the cave in order to save their sick friend. On their journey, they feel fear and push through it, eventually realizing the things they feared were not quite so scary after all.

[Sirah · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of Rainbow Fish's friends is really sick and needs some special red algae, but the only way to get it is to swim through the sea monsters' cave. Rainbow Fish has to be brave, but when he and his friend get to the other side of the cave, they discover something surprising about the monsters and learn that expectations can warp reality.

This is a cozy little life lesson about critical thinking and bravery. Very sweet.

[Dani Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the best one I've read of the series so far. I love the art in all of the books, which is why I kept looking to love them after not loving the first. I don't love the message of overcoming a fear if the fear is valid and ignoring your instinct could get you hurt. In this book they were overcoming their fears to help a friend in desperate need and their fears turned out to not be so scary once they confronted them.

[Regan Brakebush]

This one was really cute. It talks about how things can be really scary at first, but once we are brave enough to try, they often turn out to be not scary at all. New things can be really scary for children so this is a sweet book about having courage. It's also absolutely beautiful (of course).

[Ethan King · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brave tale. A beautiful tale with heartbreak, losses, and pain all leading up the grand finally were the hero overcomes his greatest fears and grows from the experiences. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a new or avid fan of the Rainbow Fish franchise 4/5 stars would choose 4.5/5 if possible.

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute addition to the Rainbow Fish series. Rainbow Fish and the little blue fish bravely volunteer to do something scary to help another and discover that sometimes the things that scare us aren’t so scary after all. Good message for children and enjoyed the illustrations. I do kind of wonder why Rainbow Fish’s little blue fish friend doesn’t have his own name by this point, though.

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love reading books about courage. I love how in this book the things that they were afraid of turned out to be nothing at all. I love how the rainbow fish tried to help his friend, even though he was afraid.

[Amelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Part of the rainbow fish world and the kiddos def love this one better than the original and I have no clue why 😂 we had the board book version and I def see the kiddos asking for a reread on this one 💙

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took them four tries to get there but there's finally a Rainbow Fish book where the main conflict isn't "Rainbow Fish and his friends are weird judgemental bullies to some random stranger".

Rainbow Fish is still judgemental, don't get me wrong, but in this book he does so out of fear, not ego.

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

My oldest granddaughter read this to her little sister and me. The illustrations are beautiful and they love the glittery material of rainbow and blue fish. They also love how the scary monsters were not what they thought.

[Sanja_Sanjalica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great illustrations, funny and a great message.

[Rubi · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this edition of Rainbow Fish, he learns to face his fears and that sometimes monsters are just in our heads and there's nothing to be afraid of. I liked that he too risks to help a friend😊

[Juliette · Rating 2 out of 5]

22pages

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clever

[Rayona Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute story about how our minds and others words can trick us

[Breanna Morrow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read review for rainbow fish and I feel the same about this one.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are several 'Rainbow Fish' books as a spin off of the original Rainbow Fish book. They have all been 'okay' but this one was really nice! Rainbow Fish and his little friend go in search of an algae that their friend needs to get better. No one else wants to go after it because it is on the other side of the 'sea monsters cave' and is super scary! But Rainbow Fish and his small friend know that they must over come their fear if their other friend is to get better. So they set off and endure something scary as they go on through the cave. They do find the algae and gather as much as they can and although they don't want to go back the way they came they know they have to, to get the algae home to their sick friend. BUT along the way they realize that their fear wasn't really anything to fear at all! And facing your fear you often realize that it's just your imagination working overtime! Rainbow Fish is teaching young readers that it's okay to be scared, but to face your fear and overcome it. Don't allow your fear to prevent you to do things you want to do! Nicely done Mr Pfister!

[Shelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Rating:
A solid 4 stars
Summary:
The big bumpy fish is in trouble! He is ill and needs the red algae to recover. The only problem is that the red algae on the other side of the sea monster's cave. Rainbow Fish and blue fish volunteer to go help their friend, but when they are warned by the others about the sea creatures with a thousand arms and the five-eyed globe fish, the two are terrified! Will the two make it through the cave alive and back in time to help their friend?
Rationale:
I was a bit surprised by this story. I actually liked it better than Rainbow Fish. The story has a good message about facing your fears and conquering them. All the stories about the cave end up not being true but just exaggerations of the truth. The scary sea monsters are just sea rocks formed in the shapes of faces, the monster with a thousand arms is just silly seaweed and the fish with the five glowing eyes, aren't that at all, they are just 5 cute little lantern fish. Rainbow fish and the blue fish learn to conquer their fears in order to help a friend.

[Nadya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review: The Rainbow Fish is a wonderful series. Each story has a moral/theme to teach children. Rainbow Fish and his friend help bumpy-backed fish. They faced their fears to help a friend out. I love the illustration in this book especially that each fish had a sparkly scale that Rainbow Fish had even each fish in another book. The theme of this story is to overcome your fears and learning to face your fears.


Learning Experience: This would be a great book to introduce when a student in the class has just found out some bad news. Everyone else in the class should make a card for the child with a special note for their classmate and their name too. When he/she returns to the classroom they will feel loved and happy that their classmates wrote them a card. This will teach the children that they should always help a friend out their hard times.

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not everything is as it seems. When the Bumpy-Backed Fish gets ill, he needs red algae to get better. Rainbow Fish and Little Blue Fish volunteer to help their friend by going to the only place where red algae grows, past the Sea Monster's Cave. All the fish gather and gossip about how many scary monsters live there and try to convince Rainbow Fish and Little Blue Fish not to go. Seeing their friend is very ill, they could not move on without helping him. As they enter the Sea Monster's Cave, they see many scary things they are convinced are Sea Monsters. When they look a little closer they find the "Sea Monsters" are just ordinary things like rocks, sea weed and some friendly fish that appeared to be monsters because it was dark. They return to help their friend and tell all the sea about what they discovered.

[Fjóla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked the illustrations in this one. It's even better than the first one, The Rainbow Fish. Each new page comes in a new hue, and they're so pretty you almost want to eat them. My son was really uneasy when he realized in the story they were headed for a sea monster's cave. I had to promise him we would skip a page if it was too scary, and indeed we went through some of them pretty fast. But rest assured, there's nothing bad in this book and in fact it's a good lesson in courage.

I'll make sure to either borrow it again, or procure myself a copy of it, the pictures are just so pretty!

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rainbow Fish was a classic story when I was growing up, so I was so excited when I picked this one up to read because I had never read it before. However, while it wasn't a terrible story, I was kind of disappointed with it. I felt like most of the story was good, but the ending could have been better. I felt like it just ended without any sense of an ending. I did like the message that it sends for children that even though you are scared of something, you can overcome those fears by facing them head on. Also, it was great to see the rainbow fish helping out his friends, which I felt developed the idea from the first book when he had just gained many friends. Lastly, I of course still loved the illustrations in the book, especially since the shiny gills were still used throughout it.

[Bryce Skiles · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about friendship, kindness, and courage to me. I think that it shows how much courage you can build up if you are doing something for a friend. In the book the rainbow fish offers to go through the sea monsters cave to get the other side and get red algae for the bumpy-backed fish. The rainbow fish and the little blue fish set off to go through the sea monster cave and conquer it together. When they come back through it they get curious and look too see what the sea monsters actually are. The feel a lot better after wards about the cave than they did before.

[Ebookwormy1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is hit in our house! The graphics, with a little silvery shine on each fish, are wonderfully engaging. The story is also good. Basically, it is about overcoming fears and how many of our fears turn out to be unfounded. This is a secular book, and I would like my kids to approach challenges with both prayer and courage, but we all still enjoy the courage and clarity of this work. Looking forward to more Rainbow Fish!

[Melina Kinder · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like these books because they always teach a moral lesson to kids. This one has to do with facing your fears and realizing that they weren't that scary once you saw them for what they were. But I like the fact that the rainbow fish decides to confront them even when all his friends tell him that he shouldn't

[Cara · Rating 4 out of 5]

When a fellow fish falls I'll, it's up to Rainbow Fish and his pal to save him by traversing the scary sea monster's cave to get the red algae that will make the bumpy back fish get well. they learned that all is not what it seems and if they look a little closer that things aren't really that scary.

[Codie Gates · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rainbow Fish does it again. He and his friend, little blue fish, have to face their fears to help a friend. On their way back, they realize that the things that scared them, aren't really scary at all.