Finpal Asks Norman: What's Your Favorite Snack?
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Kelp is a kind of seaweed. Goldfish, like Norman, scarf it up—and anything green (so never never never drop green crayons in your fishbowl.) And, “because goldfish have no stomachs, they are constantly on the lookout for food. This means that goldfish will eat algae wherever they find it – off the sides of your tank, off decorations and plants, and off the gravel on the bottom of your tank.” -Lisbdnet.com
To read about other animals that eat seaweed, click over.
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Fin Pal asks Norman: "Do You Miss Your Family?"
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Just to be clear, when Norman wrote “small fry” he was not talking about the last crispy fried potato in a packet. “Small Fry” is what we call baby goldfish! And a group of goldfish is called a “Troubling.”
Do you think a goldfish troubling would be troubling to a shark? Or a treat?
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Finpal to Finpal: Does Norman Look His Age?
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Did you know goldfish live about 15 years in an aquarium!
For more about how to care for goldfish so they’ll live a long fintastic life, watch this video from Tankarium.com
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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?
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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!
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Fin Pals ask Norman: What If You Can't Sleep?
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
Say Kids: When you get tired, do your eyelids ever feel heavy? Do you rub your eyes when you’re sleepy?
Norman gets tired, too. But he doesn’t rub his eyes because he can’t. His fins are not long enough to reach his eyes.
Norman can’t close his eyes when he’s tired, either, because goldfish don’t have eyelids.
If you were a tired goldfish what would you do when you were tired? Hmmmmm….
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To learn more about how goldfish sleep, click over to this article by aquagoodness.com.
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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!”
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Fin Pal asks Norman: "How Are You Pal?"
Norman T. Goldfish answers letters from readers. Click on the link to read his reply.
