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The Cod's Tale
"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)
"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...more
"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...more
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
September 10th 2001
by Putnam Juvenile
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In the nonfiction picture book adaptation of Kurlansky’s New York Times bestseller, Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, a younger group of readers will be exposed to the significant history of this very ugly fish. The book traces the influence of cod in the lives of Europeans and Americans from prehistoric times to modern day. A time line along the bottom of each page highlights important events (many familiar) that relate to cod. Did you know that cod allowed Vikings to cross t...more
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I was pretty skeptical about this book, because the adult version is one of those NPR books that sounds eminently edifying but deadly dull, all with one-word titles (Longitude. Cod. Salt. Wallpaper: The Home Decor That Changed The World. Limestone: The Sedimentary Rock that Changed the World. Etc.) Anyway, the children's book is yes, edifying, but also quite readable and I learned a lot. About, for example, how the cod trade related to the slave trade.
I wish all NPR books had children's versio...more
I wish all NPR books had children's versio...more
Cod is pretty much as ugly a fish as you will see around, so when someone recommended this book to me I wasn't too excited. However, after reading this picture book about how important cod has been to the development of America my feelings toward the ugly fished have changed. Like many nonfiction books today, A Cod's Tale details humans destruction of the species, but this book also does a nice job showing just how important the fish has been to people throughout the world. A great book to have...more
Who would have thought that the history of cod fishing would make such fascinating reading? But the way Kurlansky tells it, it does. As in his book The Story of Salt, Kurlansky talks about how the availability of cod affected various cultures in Europe, the Caribbean, and America. I didn't know that the Basques were such expert fishermen, and that they were fishing off American shores as early as the late 15th century. Because they never established a colony in the New World, however, they never...more
I love that the book not only discuss parts of the fish and life cycle of a cod but how it was involved in history. Such as cod's role in American Revolution and so on. When I use this in the classroom, I break it up into few sections. Students discuss how the book was organized and what the author's purpose was in writing this particular informational book.
If you're interested in eating or learning about cod then this is the book for you. It follows cod fish through the times and how things have changed. However, this book was not one of my favorites. Nevertheless, the illustrations were quite charming. There is a lot of surprising information in this book.
The children's version of the adult bestseller. Insightful information about how cod contributed to the history of the world (settlement of the Americas).
Interesting facts about the cod-fishing industry, since the times before Chris Columbus landed on North American shores to the present.
I loved this book. I learned so much. If you read Salt, then this makes perfect sense as a follow-up. Great book.
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"They actually made an audiobook about a type of fish?!" This seemed so ridiculous that I became curious. Then I read so many positive reviews about it I was amazed and had to read it for myself. (by the way when I say "read" I almost always mean "listen") This book is about history and how history was influenced by the Cod fish. That's right, the history of the Cod...how a single type of fish influenced the vikings, the pilgrims and others. In a way it was like a good documentary on the history...more
Dec 27, 2008
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The Cod's Tale by Mark Kurlansky (2001)
Kurlansky's condensed picture book version of how cod influenced the settling of the new world is informative and fun-great illustrations, maps and timelines.
A multi-genre model. It is more research based than the -ology multi-genre books.
Just like the big kid's version, only far more adorable.
Apr 28, 2013
Stephanie
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Christy
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Tim
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Mark Kurlansky (born 7 December 1948 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a highly-acclaimed American journalist and writer of general interest non-fiction. He is especially known for titles on eclectic topics, such as cod or salt.
Kurlansky attended Butler University, where he harbored an early interest in theatre and earned a BA in 1970. However, his interest faded and he began to work as a journalist in...more
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Kurlansky attended Butler University, where he harbored an early interest in theatre and earned a BA in 1970. However, his interest faded and he began to work as a journalist in...more
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