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When his class visits the aquarium, Charlie puts her pet goldfish, Wishy, in a plastic bag and takes him along in his backpack. As sea jellies, barracudas, and dolphins dazzle the class, Charlie explains all of the fun facts he is learning to Wishy. but soon Charlie gets caught up in the excitement. Before he knows it, his backpack, with Wishy in it, is lost, and everyone in his class must search the entire aquarium to help find Wishy.
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School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 3-Determined to teach his new goldfish everything he learns, Charlie zips his pet into a plastic bag and sneaks him along on an aquarium field trip. However, his secret is revealed when his backpack containing Wishy goes missing, and his caring classmates jump in to save the day. This cheerfully illustrated tale is an outing with colorful fish species, facts, and metaphors. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
When Charlie's class visits the aquarium, little does anyone know that there is an extra student along for the ridehis goldfish Wishy is stashed in a plastic bag in his backpack. Charlie is determined to teach Wishy everything he finds out, reasoning that if dolphins can learn, so can goldfish. Throughout the trip he confuses many of his classmates by continually whispering to his backpack. But finally, the excitement of his own learning overcomes him and he leaves his backpack behind. The class's search for the lost pet is so memorable that every student chooses it as the favorite part of the trip. Charlie's enthusiasm for learning is refreshing and, one hopes, contagious, even though his teaching methods leave a little to be desired, as Poydar points out in both the story and the list of fish facts in the backmatter. Her gouache artwork reflects the text: While the aquarium fish are not very detailed, they are all identified, and the focus is kept on the emotionally expressive faces of the schoolchildren. A novel look at pet ownership. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Poydar's latest elementary-school-based picture book mostly takes place on a field trip to an aquarium, where the students learn as much about working together as about fish. Charlie is a sweet African American boy whose favorite birthday present is his new goldfish. Inspired by dolphins, he promises to train and educate Wishy, stashing him in a Ziploc bag in his backpack so he can whisper fun facts to him the whole trip. When Charlie misplaces his backpack, his classmates eagerly help find it working together, as their kind teacher might point out, like a school of fish. Poydar's text is nicely low-key, capturing the words and thoughts of typical kids, and her diverting illustrations present a cheerful and diverse group of students. Poydar also includes the names of the fish pictured, from the blue-striped grunt to the giant gourami, as well as a summary of what Charlie learned, including that Wishy is lucky to be alive after his trip . . . in a plastic bag. --Nolan, Abby Copyright 2009 Booklist