Fin Pal asks Norman "Are You Blue?"
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Norman is blue in Tuesday’s picture, isn’t he. Icy cold! And he really might be chilly especially if the water temperature is below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Goldfish are happiest swimming in water between 62 and 75 degrees. If the water is too cold, they will slow down and not move or swim much; if the water is too warm, bacteria and more algae grows so they can become sick.
Because goldfish are cold blooded, their body temperature rises or falls to be the same as the water temperature. So it is important not to dump new water into their bowl. Instead fill a container with water, drop in a bit of water conditioner (to remove chlorine and other chemicals) and then leave the water container beside the fishbowl overnight. That give the water time to reach the same temperature as water already in the bowl. If you don’t your goldfish could die from the shock of the difference in water temperatures.
For more about goldfish water temperatures and how to keep your goldfish happiest, click over to Fish Tank Master.
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish- about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Don’t forget to order your copy of NOT NORMAN: A GOLDFISH STORY and NORMAN: ONE AMAZING GOLDFISH!!
Fin Pal asks Norman: "Up to New Tricks?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
This drawing is not from Miss Racz’s class. It was sent by another friend at another school but we are pretending those are first graders asking questions. “Pick me! Pick me!”
Dang! That’s a lot of questions isn’t it?
Miss Racz’s first graders sent an email after viewing the Norman One Amazing Goldfish read-aloud on World Read Aloud Day #WRAD
There was no way we could answer them all in one note—there wasn’t room on the paper. But, we gave it a try.
Scroll down to read what we answered. And then, we have a question for YOU! . . .
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What cool tricks do you think Norman the goldfish should try? And what do you think Norman’s next adventure should be?
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Fin Pal asks Norman: "Do You Pee?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
This is a question lots of kids ask.
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Below is a drawing of a goldfish’s guts (really just the intestines but guts goes betters with goldfish.) Below that is a drawing of the human digestive system aka people guts. See how much more complex human guts are?
When it comes to guts—goldfish or human—in the end, it all ends up…coming out the end!
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Fin Pal asks Norman: "How Did You Draw That?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
This is a question lots of kids at school visits ask.
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Here’s a photograph of illustrator Noah Z. Jones with Kelly at a school visit. Read more about Noah and how he created Norman in this interview “About that Sweatband!”
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Fin Pal asks Norman: "How Are You Pal?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
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Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Finpals ask Norman "Show Me How-to Clean a Gunky Goldfish Bowl?"
Get ready for a real peek! So many Finpals wrote asking what to do about all that Gunk! That we decided the easiest way to explain it, is to show you!
The “Gunky Bowl” scene from Not Norman, A Goldfish Story by Kelly Bennett with Noah Z. Jones (Candlewick Press)
So . . . we filmed a short video showing Kelly cleaning the gunky green stuff off the goldfish bowl so Norman and his best fish, Knot, would have a fresh, clean place to swim-swim-swim!!!
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Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish- about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Don’t forget to order your copy of NOT NORMAN: A GOLDFISH STORY and NORMAN: ONE AMAZING GOLDFISH!!
Fin Pal asks Norman "How Did You Write That?"
WOW! That’s a good question. It’s a question lots of kids ask. The truth is, Norman didn’t write the picture book Not Norman, A Goldfish Story. Kelly wrote it. She also wrote Norman One Amazing Goldfish about the day Norman’s human entered him in Pet-O-Rama.
Norman is a made-up goldfish in her story. Norman is also a goldfish that lives at Kelly’s house. But, let me ask you: while Norman the goldfish is swimming around in his bowl, might he be imagining stories?
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Say kids:
If Norman did sneak out of his fishbowl, where do you think he would go? What would he do?
If Norman’s idea sparks a story in you, share it with us here! We’d love to read it. And, who knows, your story could become a book, too!
Happy Creating!
P.S Norman did write a story about how he got his human. It’s called Not Curtis! to read it, click!
Do you have a question for Norman the Goldfish—about friends, school, pets, family, life in and outside the fishbowl? Send him a letter!
Fin Pal asks Norman an Earful
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
