Kids wall decor - Unframed Fish Prints

Fish - Unframed Art Print
If you have the unframed art print on the wall in your room, you can see a lot of sea creatures on your wall. You can sea turtles and fish of all sizes.

Have you ever wondered how fish stay alive under the sea? We humans cannot stay under the sea for a long time unless we have special air tanks to help us breathe air under water. So how do fish do it?

Fish breathe through special parts called gills which you find behind their eyes where you would expect to see ears. Living things need oxygen to stay alive and they have to get rid of something called carbon dioxide. That’s a big name for something that you don’t want to keep in your body. There is oxygen in the water. When fish let the water flow into their gills, they take in the oxygen and let out the bad stuff. We humans can’t do that in water.

Now what about the turtle? Does a turtle have gills? No, they don’t. So what do you think a turtle has to do? Turtles can stay under the water for quite a long time but soon they have to swim up to the surface and take a big breath. They breathe in the oxygen and let out the carbon dioxide. Then they dive down into the water again to have fun until they need the next breath.

To breathe, a fish must keep moving to push water through its gills. A fish moves by wagging its tail sideways. This motion pushes the fish forward. Its little fins on each side allow it to steer upwards or downwards in the water.

You can have a lot of fun in water if you learn how to swim. You must learn how to breathe like a turtle, with your head under water while you swim but coming up for air now and again. Once you know how to breathe like a turtle and learn how to float while you have air inside you, you can start to be safe in water.

Please don’t jump into water when there is no one there to watch you and help you.

12inches x 18inches Printed on heavy stock paper. Matte finish.