nativelover Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Hi everyone I am 18 years old and have only 2 years ago someone told me whitebait are more than one species. So i want change my idea is to create and publish a childrens book that explains the journey and challenges whitebait face to get to their destination. any thoughts please share good or bad :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 My 8yo daughter would definitely read that book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativelover Posted March 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 cool I just need to work out how to write it in a way that is in which easy to read, gets the message across to protect our waters and stop them being fished, and to not offend anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 You would be surprised at how much an 8 year old can understand if you read an adult book (like Stella's) together. Her book ought to have all the information you need to produce something at a young child's level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 My 6 year old daughter is already reading books that I wouldn't have started until 3rd form. She's currently reading Magician, by Raymond E Feist. Great book. I'm going to get her Stella's book at some stage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Mmm, you would have to make it appealing to kids. Lots of pictures (real or drawn) with some sort of a story. Not sure but here's my take. Whitey the whitebait went to school. All of the other fish made fun of him because he was different. He then found out that the other fish where whitebait too. :digH: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 They made fun of him because they were bullies - geddit???? :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 :facepalm: :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 They made fun of him because they were bullies - geddit???? :slfg: :facepalm: oh wow. :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Excellent! There are already one or two childrens books on whitebait or eels, but the more the merrier! Different people like different styles. Look on trademe for the others. (oooh imagine a series - whitebait, eels, bullies, shrimp, koura, torries - they all have totally bizarre lifecycles.) Am happy to assist where needed :cofn: :lol: (BTW Sheepsnana, I am down to my last 25 books and it may be a while before I reprint) My dad read Great Expectations to me when I was 10. Special times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 They made fun of him because they were bullies - geddit???? :slfg: :facepalm: :lol: Actually a friend mentioned seeing bullies eating whitebait as long as themselves.... could be used in the book. Also other eater: birds have a field day. And an interesting thing with introduced fish: natives are nocturnal but the whitebait are active duing the day, possibly to avoid being eaten by other fish. The introduced fish are active during the day.... &c:ry Another idea that could be played with: koaro and shortjaw whitebait are identical (to humans, using a dissection microscope) but quit different when they grow up. And my sister is an AMAZING artist if you need an illustrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 I am down to my last 25 books and it may be a while before I reprint You had better change your sig then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Stella, if/when you call in again you will have to sign my 'first edition' copy :digH: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 You know that is going to cost you chocolate, don't you bluether? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 You know that is going to cost you chocolate, don't you bluether? either that or the chicken and olive dish that Stella had last time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 either that or the chicken and olive dish that Stella had last time !drool: !drool: !drool: !drool: !drool: !drool: !drool: Yes please! Will maybe see you in June :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Mmm, you would have to make it appealing to kids. Lots of pictures (real or drawn) with some sort of a story. Not sure but here's my take. My kids (5yrs & 8yrs) love reading nature non-fiction fact books as much as fiction.... So as long as you have great photos/pictures, you don't necessarily have to make it a "storybook". Depends what you want to do, definitely still a market for non-fiction nature books. As a guide, my 8 yo daughter has read the Harry Potter series at least twice, so don't worry too much about dumbing down the vocabulary (Lynley Dodd uses words like "cacophany" for preschoolers ) and focus on finding an interesting and lively voice for your book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Excellent point. I have only skimmed through this book in a shop, but it struck me as an absolutely amazing combination of story and fact, heaps of info and well aimed at getting children interested in nature and learning: http://www.trademe.co.nz/books/children-babies/educational/science-nature/auction-462930006.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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