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"""The ingenious aquatic tale also encourages readers to realize they can find friendship even if they don't see eye to eye with their cohorts."" --Kirkus Reviews Randall, the pistol shrimp, is a master at excavation. Randall, the goby fish, is his skittish, yet happy-go-lucky watchman. The problem is that both have quirks that drive each other bananas until one day their relationship is driven to the breaking point. This very funny informational-fiction story about one of the sea's naturally-existent odd couples illustrates how certain species depend upon their symbiotic relationship for survival. It also shows children how two very different beings can embrace each other's peculiarities and become best of friends. Foreword written by Dr. John E. Randall, senior ichthyologist emeritus, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. ""Based on a real-life symbiotic relationship, this silly tale makes the science approachable through the goby's giggle-worthy antics. Notes from ichthyologist Dr. John Randall describe the phenomenon for adults, and Gortman's closing illustrations supply diagrams of the charismatic creatures. The picture book's cartoonish interior images deftly mix human and animal characteristics . . . Poper's simple English text seamlessly introduces a few straightforward Spanish-language phrases due to the coastal Mexico setting. The ingenious aquatic tale also encourages readers to realize they can find friendship even if they don't see eye to eye with their cohorts."" --Kirkus Reviews"

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Nadine Poper is an elementary librarian for an urban Pennsylvania school district who loves how fortunate she is to be surrounded all day by books and children to share them with. She is a mom to three boys and two dachshunds. She is also a huge wiener dog fan and has self-published three children's books about dachshunds. She is also a foster home for Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue and donates portions of her book sales to the rescue. When not writing, Nadine loves to travel to dachshund events, gardening in her Blandon, Pennsylvania backyard, and of course reading and writing children's literature. You can learn more about Nadine by visiting NadinePoper.Weebly.com. Polina Gortman was born and raised in Siberia on the banks of the river Yenisei, where the only ocean as far as the eye can see is the Ocean Taiga. Since her childhood, Polina enjoyed watching sea life documentaries and dreamed of dipping her toes into the ocean waters. Now, Polina is an illustrator who lives and works near Seattle, Washington, where she can appreciate the amazing nature of Puget Sound. In her work, she draws inspiration from observing wildlife, walking in the woods, and discussing the messy process of picture book creation with her critique group. You can read more about her by visiting GortmanIllustration.com. Dr. John Jack Randall, senior ichthyologist emeritus at Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, has over 900 publications to his credit, including 11 guide books on fishes.

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