Fish in a Tree

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Scientists were startled last month when they discovered that mangrove killifish, a fish native to Florida, Central America and the Caribbean, spend weeks of the year living in the rotten branches of trees, fully out of the water. The fish typically live in pools of water made by the roots of mangrove trees. When those pools dry up, however, the fish "flop their way" into rotten branches, using tunnels dug out by insects. There they... You can read the extensive 'sleeve notes' that tell the full story of the rehearsals and the gig itself and the dramas behind it all at https://fishmusic.scot/news/article/a-fish-in-the-lemon-tree-stream-out-now-read-the-full-sleeve-notes-by-fish/2033 For teachers . . . who see the child before the student, who remind us that we all have special gifts to offer the world, who foster the importance of standing out rather than fitting in. And for kids . . . who find their grit to conquer life’s challenges— no matter what those challenges may be. You are heroes. This book is for you.

She has a very loving mother… But she needs to work long hours - at an ice cream store- and is not home as much as she wishes.

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I see the world as mind movies in my head that are silly and exaggerated. But they are private and only for me. For Oliver everything is exaggerated on the outside so everyone sees. On Monday, there's a sub at school. The sub says out loud that Ally can draw instead of write, which encourages Shay to say mean things. Ally feels so betrayed that she writes a note for Mr. Daniels saying she won't stay after school anymore. The next day, Mr. Daniels apologizes and assures Ally he never meant to hurt her. A few days later Mr. Daniels assigns a logic puzzle, and Ally is the only one to solve it without help. But Ally and her friends are the ones who change the climate of the classroom and form new friendships. I decided that I didn't want to release it as an official live album but to use it in a very different way. This Lemon Tree gig is available to stream free of charge on soundcloud and all I ask is that if you're moved enough by the show that you make a small donation at https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/fishycircus

Interesting set list and a tight band sound. Would have loved to see you in Switzerland. Looking forward to see you this year (one has to be hopeful)… 2021-01-04T14:59:44Z Comment by Martin Sollik It's extremely hard for me to review this book objectively because it has a lot of personal meaning for me.In a novel where the overall themes teach kids to be proud of what makes them different, why does Hunt feel the need to be so ordinary?

It’s technically a children’s book, but it doesn’t read like it. I enjoyed it because it doesn’t have that elementary vocabulary and doesn’t talk down to the reader. The book sends a great message about how mighty kindness can be in a person’s life. If you’re a little bit kind can change somebody’s life. It is impactful when you have read the entire story and relate it to Fish In A Tree. Guess what! There's a bully! And she's prissy! And there's a robotically intelligent science geek! And he gets beaten up! By different bullies! And there's a Japanese girl named Suki who speaks in broken caveman-English (ugh). Ally, a sixth-grade student, argues with her teacher, Mrs. Hall, about her writing assignment. She's supposed to be writing about herself so that when Mrs. Hall goes on maternity leave, the new teacher can learn about the students. After some arguing, Ally covers her paper with the word "why?" She admits to the reader that she doesn't want to write because she can't read or write, no matter how hard she tries. I squint a bit hoping the lights will hurt my head less. And then I try to hold my pencil the way she wants instead of the weird way my hand wants to.Most books for young readers take a very general approach, and they don’t like to go into these tough, complex topics. But it’s things that the way the author presents it, it’s not so complex that a child couldn’t understand it or a young reader couldn’t understand it.