Grandmother Fish: a child’s first book of evolution

A project in Seattle, WA by Grandmother Fish LLC
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Grandmother Fish teaches preschoolers to love the idea that we are descended from animals. Can you wiggle like a fish?
Backers: 1096
Average Pledge Per Backer: $33

Funded: $36,500 of $12,000
Dates: Jun 23rd -> Jul 22nd (30 days)
Project By: Grandmother Fish LLC
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Latest News

Parents love Grandmother Fish! Last update of campaign!

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks for your support! The Kickstarter campaign ends in just hours, and this update will be the last one until after the campaign ends. Please follow us on social media to root for us all day as we head toward a strong finish! Like us on Facebook.... (Read More)

Video Thank You: “Thanks for helping Grandmother Fish to make it so far!” One day left...

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Grandmother Fish has hit three major stretch goals so far thanks to our fans & supporters. I would like to say "Thank You" for helping us get to where we are now, and we are all very excited about the last day of the Kickstarter campaign to see... (Read More)

How do I add Bookmarks & Sticker Sheets to my Grandmother Fish pledge?

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Glad you asked! Simply edit your pledge amount right now. Then add $6 or $12; depending on whether you wish to order one or both of the add-ons (with no additional shipping cost). At the end of the campaign we will ask a set of Survey questions... (Read More)

Final, official tally for DINO-WARS for Grandmother Fish

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The final, *official* DINO-WARS TALLY is: Tyrannosaurus rex: 1,828 Triceratops: 2,350 TRICERATOPS WINS!! T. rex made some impressive gains at the end, but it wasn’t quite enough to pull ahead. Thank you *all* for playing, and for helping us decide... (Read More)

Kickstarter Alert: Grandmother Fish by Jonathan Tweet!

July 21st - via: geekdad.com
The creator of D&D 3E launches a Kickstarter for a kids' book about evolution. (Read More)

My thanks to Karen Lewis, illustrator of Grandmother Fish

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
One of my favorite surprises in the creation of Grandmother Fish has been the phenomenal contribution of my artist, Karen Lewis. When I decided to make Grandmother Fish happen, I didn’t have an artist lined up or even in mind. Little did I know... (Read More)

DINO-WARS ERA COMING TO AN END! (please be sure and cast your vote)

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
DINO-WARS will end in under two hours TODAY: Sunday, July 20, 2014 at 6:00 pm PDT (9:00 pm EDT). If you have not already done so, please be sure to post your vote in the [Comments] section before the asteroid strikes. We will post the results of the... (Read More)

Thanks to over 900 backers we are only $67 away from our goal!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
In a couple of hours Grandmother Fish will be closing in on the last 48 hours of the campaign. Right now we are approaching our $30,000 stretch goal (stickers), and we are excited that — in the last two days — we even have a good chance of... (Read More)

Evolutionary family tree sneak peek from Karen! And new stretch goal from Grandmother Fish!

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Our first stretch goal added a two-page piece of art to the book, a full-color, kid-friendly evolutionary family tree. Take a look below! Karen has gotten far enough along that you can see where she’s headed. We realized that this great addition to... (Read More)

Grandmother Fish recognized by science teachers!

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
My family tree is full of teachers, including my father, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, my late wife, and her sister. I like teachers, and I consider myself lucky to have been surrounded by them my whole life. While it’s rewarding to get big... (Read More)

DINO-WARS: Triceratops is still ahead! Please be sure and get your vote in before DINO-WARS ends (Sunday)

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Here are the latest DINO-WARS stats: Tyrannosaurus rex: 1446Triceratops: 1948 The vegetarian behemoth (Triceratops) continues to hold a commanding lead. Our friend the Tyrannosaurus rex continues to trail by a bit — but the ‘Tyrant Lizard’ fans... (Read More)

Our apologies, we’ve been asked to post a retraction to the Twitter contest (Update #20)

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve been politely asked by Kickstarter to post a follow-up update retracting the Twitter contest (previous Update #20) because, it has been explained to us, contests are against Kickstarter’s rules. We completely understand their concerns and... (Read More)

Twitter contest to win FREE GRANDMOTHER MAMMAL LEVEL ($500 value) — in addition to your current pledge — your loved-one illustrated into “Grandmother Fish” book!

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
One lucky Grandmother Fish supporter will win a FREE pledge reward at the GRANDMOTHER MAMMAL LEVEL — in addition to your current pledge: JUST CLICK! It could not be easier — CLICK TO TWEET THIS LINK — and it will open to your Twitter page... (Read More)

The expert endorsements and favorable reviews for “Grandmother Fish” continue to roll in!

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We are proud and amazed to have received endorsements from three leading thinkers in the field of evolution, all of them professors at prestigious institutions. Steven Pinker is one of the world’s foremost writers on language, mind, and human... (Read More)

FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL BACKERS: New level with FREE SHIPPING to anywhere in the world!!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
You asked, we answered:Especially for our International backers, we have created a new “EVOLUTION” AROUND THE WORLD LEVEL in which you will get FOUR BOOKS for a $100 pledge with ZERO SHIPPING COST! Team up with your friends & family and get... (Read More)

New $30,000 Stretch Goal: Sticker Sheets! “Grandmother Fish” will have Sticker Sheets!!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Grandmother Fish Fans & Supporters: As-of this Update we are fast approaching our previous Stretch Goal (bookmarks), and we want to plan ahead for this week with a NEW $30,000 Stretch Goal. We have thought about what kids love, and want to... (Read More)

Grandmother Fish gets an updated PDF!!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We are super excited to roll out a new PDF with an updated draft! Karen has updated the story with lots more color, and it’s a massive improvement over the draft we launched with three weeks ago. Click on the image below to download a new copy for... (Read More)

Grandmother Fish in the home stretch!!

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We are entering our campaign's final week, so here's a photo from our first day. My artist, Karen Lewis, took it at 7:59 am, June 23rd, when I was about to click the trackpad and launch our Kickstarter campaign. That's me about to click, and that's... (Read More)

Grandmother Fish covered in my hometown newspaper!!

July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
On a personal note, a high point of this Kickstarter campaign has been getting Grandmother Fish covered in the newspaper that I grew us reading: The Argus, from my hometown of Rock Island, Illinois. They ran a nice article about it the first... (Read More)

Grandmother Human joins Grandmother Fish in color!!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Rough color treatment of Grandmother Human Here’s the latest color image from our artist, Karen Lewis. It’s Grandmother Human, and it’s still an early draft. The warm colors do a nice job of evoking the savanna. And Grandmother Human looks... (Read More)

We are excited to announce a new MINI-STRETCH GOAL at $25,000 for “Grandmother Fish”!!!

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We are *SO CLOSE* to reaching $25,000 that we are excited to do something really special! As a perfect companion to your book, we will be creating a set of five bookmarks featuring the five grandmothers from the book! You’ll be able to take... (Read More)

DINO-WARS: Triceratops leads! Has the Tyrannosaurus rex finally met its match? Read more here on the “Grandmother Fish” Kickstarter campaign!

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
DINO-STATS: The vegetarian behemoth (Triceratops) continues to hold a commanding lead. Our friend the Tyrannosaurus rex continues to trail by a bit — but the ‘Tyrant Lizard’ fans still have a fighting chance if they can get our the vote… YOU... (Read More)

Stretch goal reached: phylogenetic tree!

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Amazingly, we reached $20K in under 2 weeks, and now we're adding the phylogenetic tree to the book! Thank you, everyone who backed us, shared on Facebook, tweeted, or otherwise helped us reach this incredible milestone! Here's my personal thank... (Read More)

Add-on pledges could get us to our “Grandmother Fish” $20,000 stretch goal!

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
The great news is that we are only about $300 away from our coveted $20,000 stretch goal at the time of this update! This will unlock a new, beautiful illustration by Karen Lewis — a combined “phylogenetic tree” showing the cousins,... (Read More)

Wow! We just reached 600 backers and less-than $980 to go until our $20K Stretch Goal for “Grandmother Fish”

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Just one pledge at the GRANDMOTHER HUMAN LEVEL will get us there (or 20 backers at the $50 GRANDMOTHER AMPHIBIAN LEVEL). When we reach that goal, we will be able to unlock the new spread in the book featuring the combined phylogenetic tree... (Read More)

OMG — Triceratops is now on TOP, dominating over Tyrannosaurus Rex once again!

July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
OMG, WE KID YOU NOT: The lead has shifted yet again. And yes, we’ve added the numbers thrice and still get these same crazy results! The DINO-WARS (#DinoWars) rage on, and Triceratops (#TriceraTOPS) has dealt a shocking, forceful blow against... (Read More)

DINO-WARS — being waged at “Grandmother Fish” — is really heating up! Who will win? Triceratops or Tyrannosaurus Rex!!

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We were quite surprised when the early favorite to win — the Triceratops — received a decisive blow to its armored plating, and the Tyrannosaurs Rex pulled away from behind! As-of the last accounting, the DINO-STATS showed Mr T. rex at 635 to... (Read More)

NEW STRETCH GOAL: At $20,000 we will add a cladogram (evolutionary tree) as a whole new spread in “Grandmother Fish”

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
It looks like we’re going to easily hit our stretch goal of $20,000, and that means we’re adding a two-page cladogram into the back of the book. That’s exciting because cladograms are an important, new way to depict relationships among... (Read More)

From Jonathan Tweet, author of "Grandmother Fish" — Want to see me answering Reddit questions streaming LIVE on YouTube?!

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

"Grandmother Fish" — New pledge level thresholds for custom illustrations by Karen Lewis

June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We are glad to announce that we’ve lowered the pledge thresholds for two of the higher support levels! Now you can pick two loved-ones to be custom illustrated into the final spread for $750, or three loved-ones to be custom illustrated into the... (Read More)

Grandmother Fish just shot past $12,000!

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
 Here's my thank you to all of you who helped make this dream a reality! -Jonathan and the Grandmother Fish team  (Read More)

Wow! We are *amazed* and humbled that you have brought "Grandmother Fish" so far, so fast!!

June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Grandmother Fish fans & supporters, We can't believe the fast ride we've had so far over these past 48 hours with the Grandmother Fish Kickstarter campaign. We know that it is a matter of hours before we can all breathe a collective sigh of... (Read More)

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