Book excerpt: Fish are at home in the water, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get up close and personal with these colorful creatures. From the goldfish we keep as pets to the big fish that live in our oceans, there is plenty of variety to be found among the fins and gills these animals all have. This book for beginning readers explores the watery world of fish both big and small, using accessible language and vivid photographs to show that although fish all share similar features, they are all distinct in amazing ways.