Fish Do the Strangest Things

Step-Up Books

by Leonora Hornblow

Describes seventeen fish that have peculiar characteristics and habits, including fish that spit, fly, climb trees, blow up like balloons, and sleep out of water.

Genres: Science, Nature, Childrens, Nonfiction, Animals, Picture Books

60 pages, Hardcover

First published April 12, 1966

Reviews

[Tanya]

These "Do the Strangest Things" books were such favorites in my childhood. In trying to remember specifically what fish were talked about I'm drawing a bit of a blank, so this volume must not have been read as often as the others. But I love the idea of introducing kids to non-fiction topics early on.

[Summer]

The boys loved this book. I’m not necessary a huge fish person but I did learn a lot in this book too. I liked the short but informative chapters.

[Lady reading under the Willow]

Cute book for early elementary.

Note: There's a reference to millions of years on page 23.

[Winta]

This book can be used to engage students in learning about strange facts about fishes. A teacher can read a chapter or two a day (a chapter is only about 3 pages) before the class go on a field trip to the aquarium or while doing a unit on animals that live in water. It can be read to children from pre-K to 2nd grade. I would enjoy going to the Atlanta aquarium so much more now since I learned so many amazing and cool facts about different fishes from this book(the way some get food, how some protect themselves, etc.)!

[Luann]

Information about fish that do strange things like climb trees, go fishing themselves, fly, heal other fish, ride on other fish, and shoot insects with water bubbles. Good illustrations.

[Cws]

J597Hor

[Phoenix]

I gave it 5 Stars but its so hard to find nice book like this where story are used to inform the reader about the fish. We really like it a lot.

[Mark]

Read review of "Birds Do the Strangest Things".