| Go Fish Contributor(s): Stolz, Mary (Author), Cummings, Pat (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064404668 ISBN-13: 9780064404662 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1992 Annotation: "Grandfather and Thomas, who [first] appeared in Storm in the Night, return in a liberally illustrated beginning chapter book. They begin the day by fishing for trout, and finish it with a game of cards (Go fish) and a story. Stolz evokes the spirit of childhood with graceful descriptions and metaphor." --SLJ. "A graceful, quiet story that celebrates the richness of human relationships." --H. Notable 1991 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 90004860 |
| Lexile Measure: 770 |
| Series: Trophy Chapter Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.14" W x 7.67" (0.14 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6267 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Grandfather and Thomas, who first] appeared in Storm in the Night, return in a liberally illustrated beginning chapter book. They begin the day by fishing for trout, and finish it with a game of cards (Go fish) and a story. Stolz evokes the spirit of childhood with graceful descriptions and metaphor. --SLJ. A graceful, quiet story that celebrates the richness of human relationships. --H. Notable 1991 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) |
Contributor Bio(s): Cummings, Pat: - Pat Cummings was born in Chicago but grew up traveling with her military family all over the world. She has been writing and illustrating children's books since she graduated from Pratt Institute and is the author and/or illustrator of more than forty books. In addition to her art for the Coretta Scott King Award winner My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter, Pat's luminous work includes Angel Baby; Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon!; and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Talking With Artists. She teaches children's book illustration and writing at Parsons School of Design, the New School, and Pratt Institute. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit her online at www.patcummings.com. Stolz, Mary: -Mary Stolz published her first book for young people in 1950 with Ursula Nordstrom and never looked back. Since then, she has written more than sixty books, been published in nearly thirty languages, and received two Newbery Honors (for Belling the Tiger and The Noonday Friends). The Bully of Barkham Street is the sequel to A Dog on Barkham Street (also available from HarperTrophy). Ms. Stolz lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida. |