One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
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| Author | Dr. Seuss |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication date | 1960 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and paperback) |
| OCLC Number | 184473 |
| Preceded by | Green Eggs and Ham |
| Followed by | The Sneetches and Other Stories |
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is a 1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss. A simple rhyming book for learner readers, it is a book with a freewheeling plot about a boy and a girl, and the many amazing creatures they have for friends and pets. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish was part of the Beginner Book Video series which included Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! and The Foot Book.
Rik Mayall narrated this story as part of a HarperCollins audiobook that also includes The Lorax, Dr. Seuss's ABC and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
The Fedora Core 2 Test 2 announcement contained a "One bug, two bugs, tar bugs, su bugs" poem that resembled and parodied the original book as well as Green Eggs and Ham, another poem book by Dr. Seuss.
An article on the scientific technique fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) was titled One FISH two FISH red FISH blue FISH.[1] This book also inspired a book titled One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dad, Blue Dads.
[edit] Parodies
- An episode of Pokémon entitled One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team, shares a title concept to this book.
- An article in the May 2005 National Geographic on coral reef color was entitled One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, Why are Coral Reefs so Colorful?
- An Episode of season 2 of the hit TV Show The Simpsons is titled One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
- Half-Life 2 Mod Dystopia features an Award called One Fist, two Fist, red Fist, Blue Fist for using the Heavy Player Class' Melee Weapon
- One Fish, Two Fish, Crawfish, Bluefish: The Smithsonian Sustainable Seafood Cookbook is a cookbook with recipes specifically chosen for their environmental sustainability.
[edit] Theme park attraction
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| Area | Seuss Landing | |
| Attraction type | Water Ride | |
| Theme | One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish | |
| Soft opening date | March, 1999 | |
| Opening date | May 28, 1999 | |
| Vehicle type | Fish | |
| Ride duration | 3 minutes | |
| Universal Express | Yes | |
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The book was the basis of a theme park attraction located at Universal's Islands of Adventure in the Seuss Landing area of the park, called "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish". The attraction has riders enter vehicles based on various colored fish from the book, and they must follow directions given on the ride to avoid getting wet.
[edit] References
- ^ Le Beau MM (April 1996). "One FISH, two FISH, red FISH, blue FISH". Nat. Genet. 12 (4): 341–4. doi:. PMID 8630478. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng0496-341.
