Pea Soup — Ian F. Smith

Another fun tale about the grumpy damselfish called Bob who lives in an old pot in Mole under the sea. Most of a damsel's life is focussed on not being someone's dinner. Being small they are preyed upon by anything with a mouth big enough to swallow them. This makes them rather aggressive little fish. Not only will they chase off any potential predator, they'll chase off anyone they don't like the look of, including divers! Bob is far from pleased when Mr and Mrs Barracuda turn up to ask him for help to find the missing barracuda children who have not been seen for hours. For some reason, the sea where Bob lives has become very murky indeed and it is hard to see anything. Bob likes it like this because scuba divers do not like diving when they cannot see where they are going. However, it will not be long before Bob has visitors again and is back to his old grumpy self. Look out for the ‘Bobfacts' and read more about them at the back of the book. Children will learn about diving and the marine environment.