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Author
Language
English
Description
"Kingfisher Lodge, nestled in a canyon on a mile and a half of the most pristine river water on the planet, is known by locals as "Billionaire's Mile" and is locked behind a heavy gate. Sandwiched between barbed wire and a meadow with a sign that reads "Don't Get Shot!" the resort boasts boutique fishing at its finest. Safe from viruses that have plagued America for years, Kingfisher offers a respite for wealthy clients. Now it also promises a second...
3) The fish
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
After waiting and waiting, a child catches a fish -- only to take pity on it and throw it back.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Unable to interest her parents, her brothers, or even her dog in going fishing with her, Lana creates her own boat and lake in her bedroom and soon has all the company a girl could want.
Author
Series
Henry Huggins volume 3
Language
English
Description
Henry Huggins makes a deal with his father--if Henry can keep his dog Ribsy out of trouble for a month, he can go fishing with his father. Ribsy does his best to make Henry lose the deal.
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 214 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
On the surface this book spins a fisherman's tall tale about a ribald angling contest between three middle-aged friends who love (and perhaps hate) each other: a preppy trilingual Machiavelli, an intellectual ghetto pool shark, and a brawny Texan who defies his own macho stereotype. All professional writers, the men have met every autumn for eighteen years at the Big Arsenic Springs on the Río Grande to fly-cast for trout and argue about life, literature,...
10) One smart fish
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
A child tries to catch a fish using such bait as hot dog meat, cookie dough, and spaghetti.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"A tourist spots a fisherman napping in his boat and tells him what he could achieve if he spent more time fishing, but it's the tourist who ultimately learns something." --
Author
Series
Gone fishing volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
120 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In this novel told through poems, nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad, so when his pesky little sister horns in on their fishing trip, he is none too pleased. Includes primer on rhyme, poetry techniques, rhythm, stanzas, and poetic forms.
18) Destined for you
Author
Series
Ladies of the Lake volume 1
Language
English
Description
"In 1869, Gloriana Womack's family is much smaller since scarlet fever killed her mother and two of her siblings. She lives in a modest cottage in Duluth, Minnesota, with her father and young brother, and she has dedicated her life to holding her tiny, fractured family together--especially as her father is frequently gone on long fishing trips. Their livelihood may come from the waters of Lake Superior, but storms on the lake can be dangerous, even...
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