Books with title The stickleback

Ick the Stick is a story about imagination, not allowing your circumstances to limit your dreams and Ick's journey through his imagination. Join Ick as he explores his imagination. Ick will learn that he does not need to be limited by his circumstances or environment and can dream of doing or being anyone he wants. This children's story is perfect for a child who loves to imagine things, dream up big dreams, and explore possibilities.

Steve the stickleback follows the journey of a three spined stickleback from his normal environment to a shallow stream where he finds a spot to build his nest and watch over his babies. This fascinating little fish can be found from northern Europe to northern Asia as well as north America. Seldom noticed in their normal saltwater habitat they are more likely to be noticed when they come into freshwater streams to mate. There are populations in various lakes that spend their entire lives in fresh water. The fish who inspired this story was caught and later released in a small stream in East Providence, Rhode Island.

Sammy the Brave Stickleback is an illustrated story book that combines interesting facts and information with an exciting story that both educates and entertains young children. It introduces the young reader to three different types of fish and describes how they live and interact through the story of Sammy, a stickleback who has a close encounter with Percy the pike and Peter the perch and lives to tell the tale. Sammy the Brave Stickleback is ideal for parents and young children to read together, for parents to read as a bed time story and for older children to read themselves.

This is the story of a young girl, Max, who has a coming of age experience, similar to a "walkabout". She is taken by her parents to meet her grandmother, who lives alone on an island somewhere in the Puget Sound. The grandmother tells Max an old family legend that has been passed on through generations of women and gives her a magic driftwood stick. The girl is unimpressed and unhappy. Her adventure begins when Max goes exploring on her own looking for berries, taking the magic stick with her. She gets lost and finds help from the animals who's spirits are in the stick. By the end of the story, the girl has learned to appreciate nature and her own place in her family's history. She has found unexpected strength in herself. This is a sort of a walkabout