Fish is fish

After his friend, the tadpole, becomes a frog and leaves the pond to explore the world, a little fish decides that maybe he should not remain in the pond either.

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Main Author: Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999 (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2015]
Series:Step into reading.
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Summary:After his friend, the tadpole, becomes a frog and leaves the pond to explore the world, a little fish decides that maybe he should not remain in the pond either.
Item Description:"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf ... in 1970"--Copyright page.
Physical Description:37 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Audience:Grades 1-3.
F & P text level: L.
ISBN:9780553522181
0553522183
9780553522198
0553522191
9781480677821
1480677825
Author Notes:Leo Lionni was born in Amsterdam on May 5, 1910. He attended the University of Zurich and also earned a doctorate in Economics from the University of Genoa in 1935. He taught himself to draw by visiting museums.

After marrying Nora Maffi in 1931, Lionni moved to Milan, Italy, where he became known as a painter. In 1939 he moved to Philadelphia and began working in advertising design. Lionni held several positions in the artistic field including artistic director and design director. He also served as president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

Around 1960 Lionni moved back to Italy. His first of over forty children's books was Little Blue and Little Yellow. Other titles include Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse, all of which won a Caldecott Honor. In addition, he received the American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal in 1984.

Lionni died on October 11, 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy at the age of 89.

(Bowker Author Biography)