The second edition of All Fish Faces is a wonderfully colourful and informative book by Tam Warner Minton. Tam is, by her own admission, no stranger to scientific expeditions and education. Her enthusiasm for sharing her knowledge, encouraging kids to learn about the oceans and care for the amazing marine life beneath the waves is very apparent in this excellent book. She has obviously dedicated a great deal of time, skill and effort in taking and putting together this collection of fish photos and facts to share with and engage our future generations.
The book takes us through some basics of fish biology and ecology with fun facts and moves onto different fish families, with lots of photos and interesting details. The book finishes with some conservation information and positive actions we can all take towards saving our oceans.
Both Mike and I enjoyed browsing this book, but the real test was to see what our nieces, Danica (11), Nadia (9) and Norah (9), thought of it!
Danica – “The pictures were bright and vibrant, very descriptive with interesting facts.“
Nadia – “It was very interesting and I liked all the pictures. I like all the fun facts.”
Norah – “I like the pictures, because they showed what the animals look like. Some of the fish were weird.”
All of our young readers seemed to have enjoyed learning about the fish and found the number of pictures and vibrant colours engaging. Whether this snapshot of the underwater world inspires them to become divers and future conservationists remains to be seen, but they all thank Tam for the opportunity to read her book.
We would certainly recommend this to anyone with kids with an interest in the oceans or who needs a fun and engaging present for a younger family member!
Ebook, hardback and paperback versions of All Fish Faces are available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and good bookstores. Copies are also available via Tam’s author email – tam@tamwarnerminton.com – at $16.99 for the paperback, and $27.99 for the hardcover.
Special Offer for Scubaverse readers:
Quote ‘Scubaverse’ for a special rate of $14.00 for the paperback signed, and $25 for the hardcover signed, excluding shipping.
To find out more about Tam Warner Minton, check out her blog Travels with Tam, detailing her many adventures on all seven continents.
