| Fishing for Numbers: A Maine Number Book Contributor(s): Reynolds, Cynthia Furlong (Author), Brett, Jeannie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 158536035X ISBN-13: 9781585360352 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: Illustrated by Jeannie Brett Our next stop as we "Count Our Way Across the USA" is to Maine where we can listen to the call of the loon, hike through the Eastern white pine forests, or enjoy a clambake at the beach while watching whales splash in the ocean."Fishing for Numbers" is packed with enough Maine facts, lore, and history to keep readers fishing for hours. Readers will learn why Maine is known for their shipbuilders, how fast a puffin can fly, and which is the only domestic cat native to North America. There is even a recipe for a traditional baked bean supper. Cynthia Reynolds, author of" L is for Lobster: A Maine Alphabet," is an eleventh-generation Maine native. She summers on Pleasant River Lake in Maine. The rest of the year she dreams of Maine from her home outside Ann Arbor. Jeannie Brett has illustrated several books including "L is for Lobster: A Maine Alphabet." She lives in York, Maine. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Counting & Numbers |
| Dewey: 974.1 |
| LCCN: 2005006127 |
| Series: America by the Numbers |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 11.3" W x 9.42" (1.03 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Maine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 105052 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Our next stop as we Count Our Way Across the USA is to Maine where we can listen to the call of the loon, hike through the Eastern white pine forests, or enjoy a clambake at the beach while watching whales splash in the ocean. Fishing for Numbers is packed with enough Maine facts, lore, and history to keep readers fishing for hours. Readers will learn why Maine is known for their shipbuilders, how fast a puffin can fly, and which is the only domestic cat native to North America. There is even a recipe for a traditional baked bean supper. Cynthia Reynolds, author of L is for Lobster: A Maine Alphabet, is an eleventh-generation Maine native. She summers on Pleasant River Lake in Maine. The rest of the year she dreams of Maine from her home outside Ann Arbor. Jeannie Brett has illustrated several books including L is for Lobster: A Maine Alphabet. She lives in York, Maine. |