By Dahlov Ipcar
I got this one because it was cheap. It's pretty weird, but I like it. It is a list of sea animals and plants that are named after land-dwelling creatures. The paintings are beautiful, and the story is calm and educational.
I am tagging this book as feminist because even if it is about a man, it's about a merman farmer, which goes against the current gender biases, I think.
It's also animal friendly, because the farmer is vegetarian and saves all of the fish from being caught by the evil fisherman. He does go hunting with a giant sword, but I think he's supposed to be hunting predatory fish who are harming his fish friends.
There's no real climax to the story. It's just slice-of-life. Slice of a merman farmer's life.
It's a really weird book. But it makes it that much more intriguing for kids, I think.
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