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Description
When the protagonist of Cynthia Alonso's Aquarium discovers a small, orange fish has splashed onto her neighborhood pier, she delightedly attempts to realize her dream of living amongst marine life. She decides to build a new home for it -- a human-sized aquarium -- in her living room. However, her earnestness is not enough to make this space a true home for the fish. Samantha Piede's Thinking in Stories review highlights several ethical and epistemological questions raised by this wordless narrative. What can we know of the needs and desires of species other than our own? What are the ethical ramifications of presuming animals want the same things we do?
Publication Date
2025
Publisher
Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children
City
Montclair
Keywords
animal behavior, education, wordless picture book, epistemology, ethics, philosophy for children
Disciplines
Early Childhood Education | Education | Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Gregory, Maughn, "Aquariam (2018) by Cynthia Alonso" (2025). Picture Books. 33.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkingstories_picturebooks/33