Ugly Fish
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2006 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Ugly Fish

Written by Kara LaReau · Illustrated by Scott Magoon

A mean fish faces a bigger, meaner rival in his tank.

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40 pages· 419 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Ugly Fish rules his tank with an iron fin, refusing to share his driftwood tunnel or briny flakes. But when a larger, meaner fish arrives, Ugly Fish's reign is threatened. Will he learn the value of sharing, or face the consequences of his bullying ways? Dive into this humorous tale of underwater comeuppance and discover what happens when the tables turn on a bully.

From the publisher

Ugly Fish is ugly and big and mean, and he won’t share his driftwood tunnel or his special briny flakes with anyone. And that means the wimpy little fish who keep showing up in his tank have got to go. But then one day someone bigger and uglier and maybe even meaner arrives . . . and suddenly Ugly Fish isn’t feeling quite so confident anymore. From Kara LaReau, author of the Rocko and Spanky series, here is an irreverent and terrifically funny book about a bully who at last gets his comeuppance.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
419
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
500L
Themes & topics
Books about lonelinessBooks about abuseBooks about fishBooks about petsBooks about sharing
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.2
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
105663
Publication
Published
June 1, 2006
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780152050825

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