Rainbow Fish and the Great Escape, by Marcus Pfister, Translation by David Henry Wilson, (Oct. 2025, NorthSouth Books), $19.95, ISBN: 9780735845909
Ages 4-8
The Rainbow Fish returns with an environmental adventure! Spending time with friends, Rainbow Fish learns from passing fish that there is a scary net trawling the ocean and sea creatures are being caught up in it. Not long after, a trawl net invades Rainbow Fish’s part of the sea and captures his friends! Luckily, Rainbow Fish thinks quickly and gets help from crabs and lobsters who happily clip the nets and free everyone. It’s a close call, and Pfister creates a story that explains the environmental impact of overfishing, from the disruption of sea life and biodiversity to the damage done to habitats. It’s a thoughtful addition to the Rainbow Fish series and will work nicely with environmental stories, too.
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