Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau - short biography


Author - Jennifer Berne
Illustrator - Eric Puybaret
Publisher - Chronicle Books, 2008.
Page #'s - 30
Rating - 4/5

Manfish is the biography of Jacques Cousteau. It tells of how Jacques was a boy that loved water and was very curious about the sea. He dreamed of breathing under the water. He was very creative and made inventions, drawings, and videos. He invented the aqualung and a waterproof camera. He was able to share what he saw under the sea with millions of people through his videos.

This is a short, poetic, picture book, biography. The pictures are beautiful oil paintings that show the wonders of the sea. The words are few and to the point, though they are written in a lovely poetic style. Sometimes the words are written sideways and the pages unfold. The book is a great educational resource to quickly find out who Jacques Cousteau is. The author's note in the back goes into a little further detail about the "manfish" as well.

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