The Rainbow Fish
The Rainbow Fish Collection Series
What’s inside...
The Rainbow Fish is an international best-seller and a modern classic known for its eye-catching foil stamping and glitter on every page. It delivers a universal message about a beautiful fish who learns to make friends by sharing his most prized possessions. The book has lasting value for its message and appeal. It also includes a CD-ROM with resources like interactive text extracts, non-fiction cross-curricular photos and videos, author interviews or biography, and interactive whiteboard activities to enhance teaching. The rainbow fish is the most beautiful fish in the whole ocean with its iridescent scales. But since he is also vain and proud, he becomes more and more lonely. Then he realizes that one cannot win friends by beauty. He swallows his pride and begins to distribute his glittery scales to the other fishes.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
2-6
Length
12 pages
Text complexity
Discussion points
What do you think made the Rainbow Fish feel happy about sharing his scales?
How do you feel when you share something special with your friends?
Why do you think the other fish wanted scales too?
Can you think of a time when you felt like the Rainbow Fish?
What would you have done if you were in Rainbow Fish's place?
Tip: Role play these questions
Use expressive reading to highlight the emotional changes in Rainbow Fish as the story progresses.
Ask your child to imagine and describe what the shimmering scales might look like, enhancing their visualization skills.
Encourage your child to draw parallels by discussing personal experiences related to sharing and friendship.
Pause at key moments in the story to allow your child to predict what might happen next, fostering their analytical thinking.
After reading, engage in an activity where your child can share something of theirs to experience the joy of giving firsthand.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: The importance of sharing
Explanation: In 'The Rainbow Fish', the protagonist learns the joy that comes from sharing his most prized possessions, the shimmering scales, with others in the ocean.
Real-World Application: Children can learn to share their toys or snacks with friends, fostering a sense of community and kindness.
Example Lesson: Valuing inner beauty
Explanation: Throughout the book, the Rainbow Fish realizes that true happiness doesn't come from physical appearances but from finding genuine connections with others.
Real-World Application: This lesson teaches children to appreciate and prioritize character and personality in themselves and others over superficial traits.
Example Lesson: The joy of friendship
Explanation: By the end of the story, the Rainbow Fish feels happier because he has made many friends by being generous.
Real-World Application: Children can apply this lesson by being open to making new friends and being kind to everyone, regardless of their outward appearance or background.