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The Rainbow Fish  | 60% Recommended by our customers. Catalog: Book Release date: 1992-10-01 Media: Hardcover Format: Bargain Price Number of pages: 32 Reading level: Baby-Preschool  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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 Written on December 2, 2007 Summary: Fabulous book! A great story with a great moral. It is in giving that we receive, not by keeping what we have only for ourselves. The book also emphasizes that happiness comes from within, not from outward appearance. I highly recommend this book. Written on December 2, 2007 Summary: A great story for the PRESCHOOL crowd. I agree completely with L. Vandenburgh and similar reviewers - this is a story for children. A very good lesson on sharing and being kind to others. The preschool set is not looking at the broader political agenda. They see a fish sharing what he has, instead of hoarding it. There is something to be said for finding happiness in sharing what you have. I think it's a great message. Written on October 27, 2007 Summary: Always a favorite. This book has always been of favorite of mine and my kids (16, 14, & 11). The illustrations are beautiful and the story has a great lesson. Our newest copy is being sent to our newest family member in New Zealand. I know he will enjoy it as much as we have.  Written on August 15, 2007 Summary: What's with all the bad reviews? I remember owning this book as a kid and honestly..There's no need to pick at it like some of these reviewers have been. The only thing I remember about the book from my childhood was how shiny the scales were, and how fun they were to look at. That's about it and the story itself didn't scar me or set a bad example as I don't even entirely remember it. The colorful illustration was distracting enough from the story. Sure, it's not perfect and it didn't exactly spread the greatest message, but I can assure you that when asking a grown person who had read the book as a kid what they remembered about it, they probably wouldn't speculate endlessly on how it shaped their morals later on in life. If you show it to a young enough kid, chances are they won't even care what it's about. So when it comes to monitoring what our kids are taking in...Well, this book is the least of your worries, trust me. Saying that this book is in the "triumvirate of picture book mediocrity...", as one reviewer put it, puzzles me. Do the people reviewing the book even remember being children?  Written on August 14, 2007 Summary: Book's message: Happiness = everyone has the same, regardless of whether they earned it or not I really liked this book when I was little. I really loved (and still do) fish. Plus this book has some beautiful pictures. The only thing I didn't like was the ending. It always made me really sad. Now I know why it made me sad... IT'S COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA! The fish starts out all shiny and pretty, it's way better than the other fish, but the greedy other fish don't want to be friends with it. Instead of being happy with what they have, they want to be beautiful like the rainbow fish. They want to have shiny scales too. So the rainbow fish redistributes his scales to all the other fish until each of the fish only has one shiny scale and nobody is very pretty. He gives up his individuality for the good of the collective. This book has evil communist morals! The author equates individualism with possessive selfishness and promotes collectivism as the correct morality. He depicts the fish's scales as possessions that other fish are entitled to (ie...redistribution of wealth). I can't believe my parents read this book to me.... It does have pretty pictures though. |
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The Rainbow Fish |
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| Our price | - | $8.61 | $8.99 | $7.95 | $12.21 | $11.55 |
| List price | - | $10.99 | $8.99 | $7.95 | $17.95 | $16.99 |
| Lowest used price | $24.86 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $7.42 | $2.19 |
| Lowest new price | $33.96 | $3.77 | $4.39 | $3.69 | $9.98 | $6.95 |
| Collectible price | - | $10.99 | $10.00 | $13.99 | $17.95 | $16.00 |
| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 1992-10-01 | 1994-03-23 | 1991-08-02 | 1996-09-15 | 1988-11-09 | 1968-03-11 |
| Media | Hardcover | Board book | Board book | Board book | Hardcover | Hardcover |
| Format | Bargain Price | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of pages | 32 | 13 | 30 | 32 | 48 | 28 |
| Ean | - | 9780399226908 | 9780694003617 | 9780805047905 | 9780060254926 | 9780670241330 |
| Book Isbn | - | 0399226907 | 0694003611 | 0805047905 | 0060254920 | 059075775X |
| Upc | - | - | 000694003615 | 038332270631 | - | - |
| Reading level | Baby-Preschool | Baby-Preschool | Baby-Preschool | Baby-Preschool | Ages 4-8 | Baby-Preschool |
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