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Welcome to Grandmother Fish
Welcome to Grandmother Fish, the book that teaches evolution to preschoolers. Grandmother Fish is a child’s first book of evolution. The book engages a young child’s imagination with sounds and motions...
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Evolution game on Kickstarter
Evolutionary tree in Go Extinct! Go Extinct! is a card game that teaches children and adults the basics of our evolutionary tree. It’s like Go Fish, except that the cards represent various tetrapod...
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Video shoot went great!
We shot the video for the Kickstarter last Saturday, and it was amazing. The shoot brought all the team members together for the first time: Karen, the artist; my business consultant; the videographer;...
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Karen’s sketches in the draft
Karen’s sketches are wonderful. Grandmother Fish has taken a big step forward with the addition of Karen’s sketches to the prototype. The sketches are rough, but even in rough form they bring a lot...
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Video Really Sings
Our videographer, Keith Hitchcock of Hocus Focus Media, has delivered the first cut of the Kickstarter video, and it looks amazing. Our contact at Kickstarter liked it, and I’ve gotten a lot of...
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KS campaign starts June 23rd
I’m happy to announce that we’re moving the start of the Kickstarter campaign back one week to Monday, June 23rd. Why am I “happy” about that? First of all, we’re changing the schedule so that we will...
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Ape feet and people feet
The story of Grandmother Fish is simplified for preschoolers, so the science notes for parents in the back have to be rigorous. Fortunately, I’m getting help from the National Center for Science...
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Sneak peek at video
The video for Kickstarter is almost done. Keith Hitchcock of Hocus Focus Media made us look really good. Everything came together, and we ended up with the cutest video ever for a children’s book of...
View ArticleFUNDED! Thank you.
Please check out our successful Kickstarter campaign! http://bit.ly/gf-ks Our Kickstarter campaign started June 23rd and we funded on the 25th. Daniel Dennett, David Sloan Wilson, Daniel Loxton,...
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Have a look at Grandmother Fish
Grandmother Fish is the first book to teach evolution to preschoolers, and you can preorder it now. Grandmother Fish will be a full-color, hardback book, shipping March 2015, illustrated by Karen...
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Grandmother Fish now on Amazon!
Grandmother Fish is the first book to teach evolution to preschoolers, and you can order it now. Grandmother Fish is a full-color, 32-page, hardcover book, written by game designer Jonathan Tweet and...
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Announcing the Clades card game!
Many fans of Grandmother Fish have asked me whether Karen and I would do another kid-friendly, science-loving project on Kickstarter, and the answer is Yes! In January, we’ll launch a Kickstarter for...
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Where to get Grandmother Fish
Grandmother Fish is the first book to teach evolution to preschoolers, as recently reviewed on NPR.org. We’re thrilled that our first edition has almost sold out. We shipped our last copies to Amazon,...
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How to find Grandmother Fish
Grandmother Fish is the first book to teach evolution to preschoolers, as recently reviewed on NPR.org. We’re thrilled that our first edition has sold out on Amazon and is now available only at a few...
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Ada’s Technical Books in Seattle has Grandmother Fish in stock, and they’re selling it online. Here is the direct link. Their supply is limited, so order now....
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SOLD OUT
Ada’s Technical Books in Seattle has sold out. Folks in Australia may be able to get copies from Dymocks Camberwell, and folks in Canada might be able to find copies at the Centre for Inquiry—Canada in...
View ArticleBig thanks to lots of people
Here are people who helped make Karen and me make Grandmother Fish as good as it is. Our thanks go out to all of them. Science Help: Eric Meikle, Adam Benton, Paul Braterman, Rob Furey, Brian Joughin,...
View ArticleMacmillan to publish Grandmother Fish!
A vice president at MacMillan, Jean Feiwel, is picking up Grandmother Fish for her personal imprint, Feiwel & Friends! They are releasing the second edition in the fall! It’s going to be big! Karen...
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The limited edition books once for sale on our store are no longer available. The PDF edition is also no longer available. Please look forward with us to the release of Grandmother Fish (2nd edition)...
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Signatures for Pre-Order Customers
People who pre-order Grandmother Fish can provide their receipts to Macmillan and get bookplates signed by Karen and me to put in their books. Karen and I asked whether we could do something special...
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