Trapped Air Trickiness: Bubble Homes and Fish Farts

Wednesday, March 11, 2009.

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Bubble Homes and Fish Farts Author: Fiona Bayrock (on JOMB)
Illustrator: Carolyn Conahan (on JOMB)
Published: 2009 Charlesbridge (on JOMB)
ISBN: 1570916705

Quick! What’s used for communication, transportation, self defence, sound-dampening, warmth, entertainment and hatching and doesn’t cost a cent? If you didn’t say “bubbles” – and even if you did – you will be blown away (how could we resist?) by this beautifully illustrated and light hearted look at the ingenious uses of suds in the wild.

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Filed under: Activity/Game, Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Animal, Canadian, Cute, Dialogue bubbles, Ecology/Nature, Formal, Fun, Fun, Non-Fiction, Picture book, Podcast, Realistic, Review, Science, Medicine, Math

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Comment by Book Chook

March 12, 2009 @ 5:45 pm

Suds in the wild sounds good to me! That expression makes me think of my dream hot tub, nestled in a forest glade, surrounded by low bookshelves, full of great picture books. Ah…..

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May 17, 2009 @ 1:19 am

[...] be blown away by this title, but then Andrea and Mark, the dynamic duo over at Just One More Book, beat me to that very necessary [...]

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November 4, 2009 @ 8:02 pm

[...] nice, luckily.) Jen Robinson’s Book Page, The Well-Read Child, The Miss Rumphius Effect, and Just One More Book! (audio review). Anastasia Suen has some ideas how to use Bubble Homes on her blog, Using Picture [...]

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