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Keywords

assertiveness, critical thinking, decision making, differences, fish, freedom, heroism, herring, jumping, peer resistance, sea, stress management, swimming, verbal communication

Title

Wingfin and topple

Description

Topple, the long-finned herring, learns that his difference is actually a blessing. He learns from another long-finned herring that he can fly, and in turn his seemingly unlucky fins save his life.

Author

Valens, Evans

Publisher

The World Publishing Company

City of Publication

Cleveland, OH

Year of Publication

1962

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Kendra Trout, 1996

Citation

Valens, Evans, “Wingfin and topple,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed July 15, 2019, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/8754.