Jake and Ava: A Boy and a Fish

Jake and Ava: A Boy and a Fish - Hardcover

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Jake and Ava: A Boy and a Fish - Hardcover

Jake and Ava: A Boy and a Fish - Hardcover

by Jonathan Balcombe
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by Jonathan Balcombe (Author), Rebecca Evans (Illustrator)

From New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Balcombe comes this charming and affecting tale of young Jake, who on his first fishing trip with his grandfather, makes a crucial discovery when he meets Ava, an archerfish, caught on his line.


"This tender tale will evoke empathy in young readers. And, the art is exquisite."

--Joyce Sidman, winner of the NCTE Award for excellence in Poetry for Children, Winner of the Sibert Medal, author of The Girl who Drew Butterflies and many other titles.


Author Biography

*Jonathan Balcombe is a biologist with a PhD in ethology, the study of animal behavior. His books include What a Fish Knows, a New York Times best-seller translated into fifteen languages; Super fly: The Unexpected Lives of the World's Most Successful Insects; Pleasurable Kingdom, Second Nature, and The Exultant Ark,

*Rebecca Evans is an illustrator and author living in Maryland. She is the author and illustrator of numerous books including: Jeannie Houdini: A Hamster's Tale, 2 a Lot: An Adventure With Numbers; PLANTS FIGHT BACK; IF ANIMALS BUILT YOUR HOUSE; and ALONE LIKE ME.

Number of Pages: 24
Dimensions: 0.4 x 9.7 x 9 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: November 02, 2021
ISBN9780940719460
Author Jonathan Balcombe
PublisherGryphon Press
GenreChildren, Family, and Education
FormatHardcover
PublishedNovember 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages24
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Jonathan Balcombe

Jonathan Balcombe is a biologist with a PhD in ethology, the study of animal behavior. His books include Pleasurable Kingdom, Second Nature, The Exultant Ark, What a Fish Knows--a New York Times bestseller now available in fifteen languages--and Super Fly. He has published more than sixty scholarly papers and book chapters, as well as essays, opinions, and letters in popular magazines and newspapers. He lives in Belleville, Ontario, where in his spare time he enjoys biking, baking, birding, Bach, and trying to understand the neighborhood squirrels.

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