FEATURES & DETAILS:
- Copyright: 1999
- Color
- MARC records, Catalog Card Kit and Single Main Entry Cards are available
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PRODUCT SUMMARY
There is a completely new world to discover in the oceans, lakes and rivers -- a world filled with an amazing variety of fish. While all fish live and breathe underwater, each type looks very different and develops its own unique living habits. Students learn more about the body structures of fish as well as how they reproduce and protect themselves in their underwater environment. A fun, hands-on experiment is included. Part of the multivolume Animal Life for Children Video Series in the Schlessinger Science Library. Part of the Schlessinger Science Library for Children Collection. This title correlates to the National Science Education Standards for Life Science -- characteristics of organisms, life cycles of organisms and organisms & environments. A teacher's guide is included and available online.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"The photography is excellent, and this professional production does justice to the mostly saltwater fish that are showcased. Students will learn about the large number of fish species-about 25,000-and the important traits that all fish have in common. [This video] is based on curriculum objectives outlined in the National Science Education Standards for Life Science and includes a useful instructional guide. Teachers will welcome this video." - School Library Journal
"…provide[s] in-depth historical and social background information…directly aligns with tall-tale and traditional literature genre units, and would have applications for social studies, geography and regional studies…Recommended. " - Library Media Connection (Nov/Dec 2006)
FULL REVIEWS
School Library Journal (February 2000)
K-Gr 4-A fascinating parade of fish from seahorses to sharks and from eels to clownfish hold youngsters' interest from start to finish. The photography is excellent, and this professional production does justice to the mostly saltwater fish that are showcased. Alternating live and animated frames, the video features a youthful female narrator. Students will learn about the large number of fish species-about 25,000-and the important traits that all fish have in common. They all are aquatic, cold-blooded, and vertebrates, they breathe through gills, and have fins and scales. These terms are well-explained and demonstrated. Many unique fish are shown such as flying fish, fish that produce protective poisons, and fish that carry their unhatched eggs in their mouths. All About Fish is based on curriculum objectives outlined in the National Science Education Standards for Life Science and includes a useful instructional guide. Teachers will welcome this video.
Copyright 2000 School Library Journal. Used with permission.