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Memoirs of a Goldfish
Memoirs of a Goldfish | Devin Scillian
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With his bowl to himself, Goldfish loves his life...until one day... A personal account from a goldfish on life in his bowl as other intruders crowd him.
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Memoirs of a Goldfish | Devin Scillian

“We were all back together, and I looked around and realized I was part of a big family.”

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Memoirs of a Goldfish | Devin Scillian

If I were to use this book in the classroom, I would follow up with an activity giving students the opportunity to write their own memoirs.

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Memoirs of a Goldfish | Devin Scillian
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Published 2010
Memoirs of a Goldfish is a funny story about a fish who gets overcrowded and isn‘t happy about it. The illustrations go along perfectly with the narration, and the bright colors add to the fun nature of the book. The story is written as a diary written by the fish which adds a unique aspect and perspective.

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I've only read 2 books in this series #outloud to my students, and by far, this edition is the funniest. It's about having space and accepting others. It has a touch of romance. Romance is hard to find in the pre-K to 3rd grade target range.

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MaddieBrown3
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Illustrator (if applicable): Tim Bowers
Date of Publication: April 1,2010
Genre: Fiction
Brief Summary: This is written in a dairy style. This is about a goldfish and all of her knew members of the tank. This ranges from Mr. Bubbles to ChaCha. He wants them to get out and for him to have his own space till they all get separated.
Side note: Good for point of view

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gergana08
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The book Memoirs of a Goldfish by Davin Scillian, won the USA Book News Award, fiction, can be used as a read aloud. The book is about a lovely little fish that lives in a small bowl. The colorful illustrations bring out the life of this quirky tale. The book is a goldfish in the bowl as other intruders crowd him. When the fish relocate he misses them. Website: www.devinscillian.com Hashtag: #UCFSU19 UDL: 2.4 EL: scaffolding with native language

CWalters Link doesn‘t connect to anything about the book?! 5y
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Krisjericho
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Adorable, funny, and sweet. A great read-aloud.

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Tjackson
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An adorable book!! It is never to early to introduce children to memoirs! My favorite genre!

Linear Poor little fishy 6y
hwestfall My daughter loves this book! 6y
Tjackson @hwestfall I just bought 30 copies for the program I oversee and we really enjoy the book. I can‘t wait for students to write their own “Memoirs of a ????” Books. 6y
hwestfall @Tjackson That is an awesome idea! I should have my Aubrey do that. She loves to write and illustrate books of her own. 6y
Tjackson @hwestfall I both a friend Memoirs of a Parrot for his grandson who loves this book. There is an one for a hamster and an elf. The possibilities are endless. Even - Memoirs of the sun, moon, earth! So much fun. 6y
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Memoir of a Goldfish by Devin Scillian is a MF book that won a Wonda Gág Read Aloud Book Award in 2011. This book is so cute and has a heartwarming message. I would definitely use this as a RA in my class, maybe even the first week of school. The book is all about sharing a space with lots of other people. I would Incorporate UDL Strategy 3.4 to help students understand that we are like Goldfish because we are sharing a classroom with each other.

KaitlynN ESOL Strategy 11 is relevant here because the context of the book is relatable when we look at it from the perspective of a classroom and what we need to do to respectfully share a space. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ypDGgYvBcVs this is a link to my favorite read aloud on YouTube. I like this one because it shows the actual book, and the narrator speaks clearly! This would be great fo ELs to use as review. #ucflae3414sp18 7y
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Lauren_reading
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We got goldfish in kindergarten today and enjoyed this hilarious book #teachersoflitsy

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This was the cutest little story ❤️

TheBookHippie Memoirs of a Hamster is good too!! 7y
gibblr @TheBookHippie I'll have to look for that one while I'm here! 7y
gibblr @TheBookHippie I liked the goldfish the best, but also found and read hamster and parrot 😆 (edited) 7y
TheBookHippie @gibblr yay!!!! Now I have to find the parrot !!! Thanks! 7y
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LibrarianRyan
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Too cute. Have you ever wondered what it was like to be the only goldfish in the tank? What happens when you start getting more, and more, and more. You just want your little bowl all to yourself again ... maybe.