The Case of the Missing Cutthroats Contributor(s): George, Jean Craighead (Author), Duranceau, Suzanne (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064406474 ISBN-13: 9780064406475 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: This mystery begins when Spinner, a New York City native who would rather pirouette than fly cast, catches the family prize--much to her boy cousins' dismay. The prize fish, a huge cutthroat trout, had been thought to be extinct in the river, and Spinner and her cousin set out to solve the mystery of how this one spectacular cuttroat survived until Spinner reeled him in. HarperCollins is pleased to republish Jean Craighead George's fourth ecological mystery, which was first published in 1975 as Hook a Fish, Catch a Mountain.
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Environment - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Intermediate |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 95016387 |
Lexile Measure: 680 |
Series: Ecological Mysteries (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.16" W x 7.57" (0.24 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Wyoming - Topical - Ecology - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 42816 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This mystery begins when Spinner, a New York City native who would rather pirouette than fly cast, catches the family prize--much to her boy cousins' dismay. The prize fish, a huge cutthroat trout, had been thought to be extinct in the river, and Spinner and her cousin set out to solve the mystery of how this one spectacular cuttroat survived until Spinner reeled him in. HarperCollins is pleased to republish Jean Craighead George's fourth ecological mystery, which was first published in 1975 as Hook a Fish, Catch a Mountain. |
Contributor Bio(s): Duranceau, Suzanne: - The spectacular artwork of Suzanne Duranceau, illustrator of Love Can Build a Bridge, can also be seen in the book-and-tape package Follow the Moon. She lives in Montreal, Canada, with her daughter.George, Jean Craighead: - Jean Craighead George wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain. She continued to write acclaimed picture books that celebrate the natural world. Her other books with Wendell Minor include The Wolves Are Back; Luck; Everglades; Arctic Son; Morning, Noon, and Night; and Galapagos George. |