Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale is a sequel to the original Rainbow Fish. These books are excellent books to share with the primary grades because they teach good lessons young children need to know such as sharing and bullying. Though this book is intended for younger children, as an adult I was able to take a lesson out of it as well. The book explains how the whale's feelings got hurt because the small little fish were making fun of him. This reminds me that a younger, smaller, or less educated person can still hurt a person's feelings, just like the small little fish was able to hurt the whale's feelings. An example of this has occurred in my life. When I was volunteering with an elementary school student she got very frustrated with me and told me she did not want to work with me anymore. Even though she is a much younger elementary school student, I still was bothered by her comment. I realize the status of someone does not matter, anyone's feelings can still get hurt.
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