Description: "Did you know that fish grunt, shellfish crackle, and some sea creatures even burp and boop to communicate? Dive into a fascinating underwater adventure as one little shellfish guides readers through the surprisingly loud world beneath the waves"--
Brief description:
Kirsten Pendreigh is a journalist, poet, and author. Formerly a reporter and producer with NPR and CBC, she now writes nonfiction and fiction books for children. Her stories celebrate children's curiosity about our natural world and their instinct to nurture it. Kirsten's writing is inspired by the natural world near her home in Vancouver: the green rainforests, the blue Pacific Ocean, and the snowy Coast Mountains.
Kirsten Pendreigh is a journalist, poet, and author. Formerly a reporter and producer with NPR and CBC, she now writes nonfiction and fiction books for children. Her stories celebrate children's curiosity about our natural world and their instinct to nurture it. Kirsten's writing is inspired by the natural world near her home in Vancouver: the green rainforests, the blue Pacific Ocean, and the snowy Coast Mountains.
What Fish Are Saying joins When a Tree Falls, Maybe a Whale, and Luna's Green Pet, about the joy of nurturing even the smallest green plant. Kirsten's poems are found in many literary anthologies and magazines, including Best Canadian Poetry and Sweet Water: Poems for the Watershed.
Review Quotes: "Entertaining onomatopoeia-filled couplets impart an impressive amount of information [and] highlight the variety of underwater life." -- Horn Book