Zebrafish - Softcover

FableVision

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416997075 ISBN 13: 9781416997078

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012

Synopsis

Making the world a better place totally rocks! Meet Zebrafish, a garage band with a lofty goal.

Zebrafish is not exactly your typical garage band—especially because only one member can play an instrument! But that doesn’t mean that Vita, Tanya, Walt, Plinko, and Jay aren’t dreaming big…or at least stumbling towards a modest success. With a little creativity and out-the-box thinking (and some high-level computer tinkering) this garage band is going virtual—and they’re learning that schoolyard fame is a great way to bring in awareness (and donations) for an important cause.
     This fully illustrated, highly visual novel is a multimedia project complete with webisodes and online components like games and websites. It’s being supported and publicized by Children’s Hospital of Boston and shows kids that they can make a positive impact on their world by finding a cause they believe in and giving charity work their own personal spin.

About this title

About the Author

FableVision is an award-winning children’s media developer and book packager founded by Peter and Paul Reynolds.

Peter H. Reynolds is the bestselling author and illustrator of I’m Here, The Dot, and Ish; and illustrator for the #1 New York Times bestseller Someday by Alison McGhee. He is also the illustrator of Going Places, Little Boy, Charlie and Kiwi, and the Judy Moody series. He lives in Dedham, Massachusetts, where he is co-owner of the Blue Bunny bookstore. Visit Peter at PeterHReynolds.com.

From the Back Cover

Zebrafish is your ticket to the loudest battery-powered rock show in Southside School history. Feel the electricity. The show is a go.

"I hope our story gets the word out that dodgeball hurts kids. If we do that, then we've accomplished something." -- Plinko

"That's not what the book's about." -- Jay

"Well, this book works on many levels." -- Plinko

From the Inside Flap

Vita Escolar is ready to rock. She's got a band name, a used guitar, and three chords under her studded belt. All she needs are a few bandmates to complete the picture. Instead, an activist, two gamers, and an artist show up to her audition. None play a lick of music. But when she can't shake 'em off, she resigns herself to join 'em. After all, a virtual band is better than no band...er, right? With a little help from Walt, Tanya, Plinko, and Jay, Vita learns that you can't always get what you want-- but you might get what your friends need. And that's way better. Oh yeah!

Edition details

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416997075
• ISBN 13: 9781416997078
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Reynolds Peter H.
• Number of pages: 128