Manfish : A Story of Jacques Cousteau (Edition 1) (Hardcover)

from HopeMiller123

This is a biography of Jaques Cousteau, one of the world's greatest oceanographers. Since he was a young boy he loved the ocean. All he wanted was to swim and breathe underwater. Eventually his drems came true and he did get the chance to breathe underwater with the help of an oyxgen tank. He stu...

from rwilliamson

The soft blue-tones give an underwater feel to this gentle biography. The picture book links Jacques Cousteau's childhood interests with his ultimate life's work. Cousteau was multitalented, with friends he invented the aqualung and underwater cameras. He made numerous movies about the ocean and ...

from abbylibrarian

Really gorgeous paintings illustrate this picture book biography of Jacques Cousteau. As Jacques discovers the sea, the reader sees all the wonderful plants and animals, too. As he dives deeper and deeper, we're treated to vertical spreads and unfolding pages that really capture the underwater wo...

from saraluisa

Manfish combines the story of a boy who is intrigued with life underwater who becomes a man who is obsessed with life underwater with beautiful illustrations and a call for action. It would be a great introduction to oceanography and recycling/caring for our world. Manfish lacks descriptions of a...

from ajfurman

One thing I liked the most about this book was the way it was written. This is definitely the most fun educational biography picture book that I have ever read. For instance, when the book reads, "Jacques dreamed that someday it would be you, exploring worlds never seen....Worlds that are now you...