Grandmother Fish

Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution

Hardcover of Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution
Author	Jonathan Tweet
Illustrator	Karen Lewis
Subject	Evolution
Publisher	Feiwel & Friends Macmillan
Publication date	September 6, 2016
Pages	40
ISBN	978-1250113238

Grandmother Fish: A Child's First Book of Evolution is a 2015 book by Jonathan Tweet. Illustrated by Karen Lewis, the book explains Charles Darwin's theory of common descent with a target audience of 3–5-year-olds. It uses a call-and-response interaction between speaker and listener, where the child is asked to mimic the behavior of various animals from our evolutionary past.^[1] The book is illustrated by Karen Lewis with colored artwork.

Overview

The book includes additional reading aids:

• An illustration of the evolutionary tree of life.
• Science notes for parents.
• How to explain natural selection to a child.

Reception

Grandmother Fish got mostly positive reviews by reviewers such as School Library Journal, Steven Pinker, and Jonathan Haidt.^[2] However, it has been criticised by creationist organizations.

Publishing history

The book was funded by Kickstarter.^[3] The book was later picked up by a mainstream publisher.^[4] Macmillan released a second edition on September 6, 2016.

See also

• Evolutionary history of life
• I Used to Be a Fish

References

1. "Grandmother Fish: a child's first book of Evolution — read-through to kids — CUTE!". youtube. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
2. "Grandmother Fish |". Retrieved 2022-06-13.
3. "Grandmother Fish: a child's first book of Evolution". kickstarter. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
4. Corbett, Sue. "Darwin for Tots". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 19 November 2016.