- Published: 4 September 2014
- ISBN: 9780147512772
- Imprint: Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 48
- RRP: $14.99
The Cod's Tale
A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World!
* “Accessible to middle-grade readers…The Cod’s Tale considers how the cod fits into human history. Excellent ink drawings, brightened with colorful washes, illustrate incidents from the text with clarity, a flair for the dramatic, and a sense of humor.”—Booklist, starred reviewWhat was it that enabled the Vikings, Christopher Columbus, and the Pilgrims to cross the cold Atlantic Ocean to America? What became a staple of the medieval diet in Europe, helped spur the American Revolution, and allowed the early New Englanders to start making money of their own?Would you believe that it was a fish?The cod!Based on Mark Kurlansky’s New York Times bestselling adult book, Cod, this picture book offers a unique look at over a thousand years of world history.“Breezy, kid-friendly prose...fascinating and informative...bound to hook young readers.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
An ALA Notable Book
Includes suggestions for further reading, factual sidebars, and timeline
- Published: 4 September 2014
- ISBN: 9780147512772
- Imprint: Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 48
- RRP: $14.99
Praise for The Cod's Tale: *"Contributing enormously to the book's visual appeal, Schindler's excellent ink drawings, brightened with colorful washes, illustrate incidents from the text with clarity, a flair for the dramatic, and a sense of humor." —Booklist, starred review "A welcome and intriguing addition to library shelves." —School Library Journal "Kurlansky is a masterful storyteller. . . . Schindler's pictures, from serious to silly, add to the pleasure . . . . Readers of this title will never again look at fish and chips in quite the same way." —Kirkus Reviews "Breezy, kid-friendly prose. . . . Fascinating and informative . . . bound to hook young readers." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
