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Ruzzier, Sergio

Fish and Clam

48 pp. | HarperCollins/HarperAlley | June, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9780063290389 $17.99 | Paper ISBN 9780063290372 $5.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780063290396 $4.99
(3) K-3 I Can Read!: Comics series. In this latest installment of Ruzzier's comic series for the earliest readers (Fish and Sun, rev. 9/21; Fish and Wave, rev. 7/22), Fish has only one pebble in his collection, so he swims forth to find more. He picks up a fluted pebble and carries it home, and that's when it starts talking: "I am a clam!" Loose but carefully composed watercolors in shades of sherbet add interest and depth to an offbeat premise told in only three to eight words per page. The words, a mix of sight words (why, do, like) and ­challenge words (pebble, collection), allow children to read most of the text easily, leaving them with enough energy to do the harder work of decoding less familiar words. Repetition reinforces this learning. "No pebbles here…or there. No pebbles anywhere." Fish and Clam roam the sea collecting other items--coral, a fishing hook, a pearl--that are all depicted in the images, making this a book that stretches vocabulary, builds reading skills, and can also support classroom lessons on oceans and fish.
Reviewer: Adrienne L. Pettinelli | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2025

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