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Do fish sleep?  Cover Image Book Book

Do fish sleep? / Jens Raschke, Jens Rassmus ; translated from German by Belinda Cooper.

Raschke, Jens, 1970- (author.). Rassmus, Jens, (illustrator.). Cooper, Belinda, (translator.).

Summary:

Ten-year-old Jette wrestles with the death of her younger brother, Emil, at age six, recalling special times they had together, his long-term illness, and his funeral, as well as her parents' grief.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781592702855
  • ISBN: 1592702856
  • Physical Description: 60 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: First English-language edition.
  • Publisher: Brooklyn, NY : Enchanted Lion Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in German: Munich : Mixtvision Verlag, 2017 under the title, Schlafen Fische?
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG 4.0 1.0.
Language Note:
Translated from German.
Awards Note:
Batchelder Honor Book, 2020.
Subject: Death > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Grief > Juvenile fiction.
Funeral rites and ceremonies > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Illustrated works.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Fiction.
Illustrated works.

Jens Raschke, a well-known German author and dramaturge was born in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1970. His work has received warm recognition and numerous awards.
Jens Rassmus was born in Kiel, Germany, in 1967. He is a draftsman, illustrator, and author. He studied at the College of Applied Sciences in Hamburg and at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, Scotland. He currently lives with his family in Kiel.
Belinda Cooper is an adjunct professor at NYU’s Center for Global Affairs and Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights, where she has taught courses on human rights, international and transitional justice, and women’s rights. She has been a translator of German-language books and articles for over 25 years, including works on law, history, philosophy and politics. Cooper holds a law degree from Yale.


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