A Fish Out Of Water Book Report

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Have you ever had a fish before? A Fish Out Of Water is story about how a boy bought a fish and he was told not to feed it too much. He fed the fish too much and it grew really big. Mr. Carp, the guy who sold the boy the fish came and made it smaller. The purpose of this story is to teach people to not do things that you are told not to do. This book was a very fast paced book with no big or complicated words in it. This book appeals to young readers. There is humor and imagery used in this book. The pictures enhance the story a lot. If there were no pictures we probably won't know what was going on in the story. For example when the door broke and all the water was pouring down the stairs, it didn't say that in the text only using pictures.

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