Unlikely Friendships for Kids - Introduction - The Story of Writing About Unlikely Animal Friendships

Oct 13, 2026

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Unlikely Friendships for Kids introduces the author’s origin story for writing about unlikely animal friendships. The introduction explains how the author, after going scuba diving on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, noticed a solitary puffer fish that did not seem afraid. Returning the next day, the puffer fish was no longer alone, swimming with a school of fish called sweetlips, reinforcing the book’s theme of unexpected companionship and shared encounters.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages56

Reading Time1 h 26 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

I noticed a puffer fish

UnlikelyFriendships for KidsThe Leopard and the Cowand Four Other True Stories of Animal Friendships THIS BOOKBELONGS TO: UnlikelyFriendships for Kids Bonh hwee The Leopard and the Cowand Four Other True Stories ofAnimal Friendships g JENNIFER S.HOLLAND WORKMAN PUBLISHINGNEWYORK Copyright 2012 by Jennifer S.Holland All rights reserved.No portion of this book may be reproduced-mechanically,electronically,or by any other means,includingphotocopying-without written permission of the publisher.Published simultaneously in Canadaby Thomas Allen &Son Limited. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available. ISBN:978-0-7611-7013-6Design by Raquel Jaramillo COVER:◎ Rohit Vyas;INTERIOR:p.1,p.10,pp.14-15◎Rohit Vyas;p.4 Sebastien Burel/Shutterstock;p.6 Jennifer Hayes;p.12 EricIsselée/Shutterstock;p.18,p.22,pp.24-25,p.26⑥Ron Cohn/GorillaFoundation/koko.org;p.20 Givaga/Shutterstock;p.28,pp.32-33 ◎Omer Armoza;p.31 Liron Pinsover/Dolphin Reef;p.34 HoustonZoo;p.38,pp.42-43,p.44 BARCROFT/FAME. Workman books are available at special discounts when purchased inbulk for premiums and sales promotions as well as for fund-raising oreducational use.Special editions or book excerpts can also be createdto specification.For details,contact the Special Sales Director at theaddress below,or send an e-mail to specialsales@workman.com. Workman Publishing Company,Inc.225 Varick StreetNew York,NY10014-4381 www.workman.com Printedin the United States of AmericaFirst printing April 2012 Introduction 5 Chapter One The Leopard and the Cow 11 Chapter Two The Gorilla and the Kittens 19 Chapter Three The Dog and the Dolphins 29 Chapter Four The Zebra and the Gazelle 35 Chapter Five The Rhinoceros and the Warthog Animal List 46 Word and Phrase List # Introduction Readers new to this seriesmay want to know how Istarted writing about unlikelyanimal friendships.Here's thestory. A few years ago,I went scuba diving on Australia'sGreat Barrier Reef.This isa very special place in theocean.Thousands of different types of fish live inor around the coral reef. # I noticed a puffer fish swimming near me.The pufferfish was about the size of asoftball.He was alone.Thepuffer fish did not seem tobe afraid of me.I swamwith him for a little while.He did not swim away. I went back to the same areathe next day.The puffer fishwas there.This time,he was not alone.He wasswimming witha school of fishcalled sweetlips.

FAQs

What inspired the author to start writing this series?

The author was inspired by observing unlikely animal friendships while scuba diving at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

Where does the story in the Introduction take place?

It takes place on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in the ocean near coral reefs.

What did the author notice about the puffer fish across two days?

On the first day it swam alone and seemed unafraid; on the next day it was swimming with a school of fish called sweetlips.

Oct 13, 2026

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