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Having both local and international appeal The Fishing Brothers Gruff is an impressive, if not flawless, debut, promising much and, for the most part, delivering. -- Mapgies witty and intelligent... a very topical story with a satisfying ending that will give young readers plenty to think about. -- New Zealand Herald With its striking collage, peep-through pages, wit and sound ecological message about greed, pollution and over-fishing, Ben Galbraith's The Fishing Brothers Gruff is a handsome action adventure for 4-7s in which a minke whale takes on three villainous despoilers of the sea and their big machinery. -- Nicolette Jones in The Sunday Times
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Once upon a time, there lived three mean and greedy brothers called Gruff. They fish and fish until Poverty Bay is empty, and so resolve to find somewhere else to catch their fish. But watch out, Minke Whale, the Guardian of the Ocean isn't happy and the neither are the townspeople of Poverty Bay! This brilliantly conceived text is based loosely on "The Three Billy Goats Gruff".
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In a book full of ecological warnings that may not be placed on the bookshelves in fishing communities Ben Galbraith tells the story of the fishing brothers called Gruff, living and fishing in the aptly named Poverty Bay. The only thing the brother's fear is the Minke whale, which keeps the brothers in check making sure they don't empty the seas of fish. Unfortunately though the brothers manage to trick the whale and before long they are free to fish for as long as they want. Inevitably the sea is soon empty of fish and the brothers decide they must move on but what happens next see the brothers discover that the people of Poverty Bay and the Minke whale aren't happy with what they have done.
Galbraith's story, which is loosely based on the famous Three Billy Goats Gruff story, explains the cautions of over fishing, an all too obvious occurrence in some fishing villages. Through the majestic pictures and moralistic words Galbraith doesn't preach but sends out a warning in this cautionary tale of what greed can do. But set against this is the character of the whale and the other people that live in Poverty Bay stopping the brothers from destroying other villages just like theirs. They are the people that prevail, and for all Galbraith's show of the greed of man there is also the goodness in people to do what is right.
Three Fishing Brother Gruffs shows exactly the potential books can have. They can entertain us, they can make us laugh, they can make us cry, they can warn us and inform us, but most of all they can make us think, the greatest gift we have.
Galbraith's story, which is loosely based on the famous Three Billy Goats Gruff story, explains the cautions of over fishing, an all too obvious occurrence in some fishing villages. Through the majestic pictures and moralistic words Galbraith doesn't preach but sends out a warning in this cautionary tale of what greed can do. But set against this is the character of the whale and the other people that live in Poverty Bay stopping the brothers from destroying other villages just like theirs. They are the people that prevail, and for all Galbraith's show of the greed of man there is also the goodness in people to do what is right.
Three Fishing Brother Gruffs shows exactly the potential books can have. They can entertain us, they can make us laugh, they can make us cry, they can warn us and inform us, but most of all they can make us think, the greatest gift we have.
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