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Bruce McMillan Going Fishing
HOUGHTON-MIFFLIN CO 0618472010 / 9780618472017 Hardcover BOOK
Illustrated with photos by the author. Come along with young Fridrik as he joins each of his grandfathers in Iceland's fishing tradition, but don't forget your hat! Age range: 5-8 years; K-3. Full-color photos; 32 pgs.
'In a tiny fishing village in Iceland, two boats are ready to take you and young Fridrik fishing. Grandfather Fridrik fishes with hooks for cod. Grandfather Haddi fishes with nets for lumpfish, a very ugly fish.
Young Fridrik lives in the land of fish. There are fish on the money and fish on the stamps. The leading export is fish. Though one grandfather is a doctor and the other a school custodian, in the summer they are fishermen too. This summer they are passing on their Icelandic traditions to their grandson.
You are welcome to join young Fridrik in the city of Reykjav'k to begin your Icelandic fishing adventure'but don't forget your hat.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Bruce McMillan has written and illustrated more children's books set in Iceland than any other United States author. Going Fishing,/I> is his sixth to be set there, and his forty-third overall. He often summers in Iceland, though he lives in Shapleigh, Maine.
Bruce holds a B.S. in biology from the University of Maine and has received numerous awards and honors for his children's books.
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13.00 USD
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Bruce McMillan Salmon Summer
HOUGHTON-MIFFLIN CO 0395845440 / 9780395845448 Hardcover BOOK
Engaging story of an Alaska Native boy's summer in the wilderness at his family's fishing camp. 45 color photos; 9x11 inches, 32 pgs.
'Every summer the salmon return to spawn in the streams of Kodiak Island, Alaska, and nine-year-old Alex, a native Aleut, comes here to fish with his family as his ancestors did. The abundant salmon are a source of food for the bears, eagles, foxes, magpies, gulls, and best of all, Alex's family. Bruce McMillan lived with the Shugak family at their fishing camp in Moser Bay, Kodiak Island. Here, with his Alaskan native hosts, he ate smoked salmon, salmon-berries, and tamuuq. This close-up look at another way of life in the United States will fascinate young readers. With crisp photographs and a text rich in detail, Salmon Summer captures the natural beauty of the Alaskan island and the intense bond of family and tradition, revealing a faraway place seen by few outsiders.
AWARD
1998 Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award
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