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This is a poem that heals fish

After his mother, hurrying to her tuba lesson, tells him that a poem will cure his pet fish's boredom, a little boy tries to find out what a poem is by asking friends, neighbors, and other members of his family.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Siméon, Jean-Pierre, 1950-
Other Authors:	Tallec, Olivier (Illustrator), Bedrick, Claudia Zoe
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English French
Published:	New York : Enchanted Lion Books : Distributed to the trade by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007.
Edition:	1st American ed.
Subjects:	Fishes > Juvenile fiction. Pets > Juvenile fiction. Poetry > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	After his mother, hurrying to her tuba lesson, tells him that a poem will cure his pet fish's boredom, a little boy tries to find out what a poem is by asking friends, neighbors, and other members of his family.
Item Description:	Originally published in French as "Ceci est un poème qui guérit les poisons."
Physical Description:	40 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:	9781592700677 1592700675
Author Notes:	Jean-Pierre Siméon is a poet, novelist and dramatist. He is a professor of modern languages and literature who has worked prodigiously in the field of poetry. He has published regularly since 1984 and has received the Antonin Artaud Prize (1984), the Guillaime Apollinaire Prize (1994)and the Max Jacob Prize (2006). Olivier Tallec was born in Brittany in 1970. After graduating from the Ecole Supérieure d'Art graphique in Paris he worked in advertising as a graphic designer, after which he devoted himself to illustration. Since then he has done numerous illustrations for newspapers and magazines and has illustrated over 50 books for children.