The Little Black Fish may be small, but he has big questions about the world and is determined to find the answers to them. Whilst all the other fish in the pond just follow each other around, too scared to do anything different, Little Black Fish swims over the edge of the pool, into the stream towards the river and on to the sea. On his adventure Little Black Fish sees many wondrous and beautiful things, encounters danger lurking around every corner and is finally faced with his ultimate challenge.
Rivers
Birrarung Wilam: A Story From Aboriginal Australia
Travel along Melbourne’s twisting Yarra River in a glorious celebration of Indigenous culture and Australia’s unique flora and fauna.
Featured in Vol. XIII, Issue 2 of WOW Review.
Along The Tapajós
This picturebook, first published in Brazil, offers kids a unique look into the lives of children who live along Brazil’s beautiful Tapajós River. Two siblings follow their family to higher ground to avoid yearly floods, only to realize they’ve left their pet turtle behind.
Featured in WOW Review Volume XVII, Issue 2.
Song of the River
In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast. The river leads him through forest, farms, and towns to the salty wind of the sea. Dramatic landscape illustrations evoke a North American landscape and are packed with detail to explore the world of the river.
I Know The River Loves Me
A girl expresses her love of the river that she visits, plays in, and cares for throughout the year.
A River
A small boat with a single white sail floats down the river and takes her from factories to farmlands, freeways to forests, out to the stormy and teeming depths of the ocean, and finally back to the comforts and inspirations of home.
Along the River
Boats of all shapes and sizes travel on the river, through the seasons, toward the sea. Who will you meet on the river?
Yak And Gnu
Meet Yak and Gnu. Two best friends who love to row and sing. But who will they meet on their journey down the river? This hilarious rhyming tale is full of adventurous animals and boats galore.
Children Of The Yangtze River
Mei Mei and Chang’s life in their Chinese village takes a drastic turn after Yangtze River begins to rise and sweeps the houses, trees, animals, and people along its path.
Sacred River: The Ganges of India
With the help of colorful, detailed watercolors, Ted Lewin tells of his amazing experiences among the Hindu pilgrims who journey annually to the Ganges river, the most sacred in India.