| Surrounded by Sea: Life on a New England Fishing Island Contributor(s): Gibbons, Gail (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823420213 ISBN-13: 9780823420216 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: By revealing activities of island residents through the four seasons, contemporary everyday life in a New England fishing village is presented. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: 974.1 |
| LCCN: 2004054089 |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 9.82" W x 8.92" (0.31 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Maine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 104927 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Discover what life is like season by season when you're surrounded by the sea. See the ferry that brings people and supplies to the island and the fisherman preparing their nets for the summer fishing season. Learn about the significance of buoys, the workings of lobster traps, and the variety of boats you can see from the shore. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gibbons, Gail: - Whether she's in her solar house in Corinth, Vermont, or in her summer home on an island off the cost of Maine, Gail Gibbons lives surrounded by nature. It is her curiosity for how nature works that has led her into such a successful career as a children's book author and illustrator. Before creating chilren's books, she worked for NBC television. She has published fity titles with Holiday House. Visit her on the Web at www.gailgibbons.com. |