Fishing
A father teaches his son how to fish. Also includes facts about commercial fishing.
799.1
year: 1991
copies: 18
call number/section: 799.1
lexile:
Devil's Bridge
Twelve-year-old Ben must cope with the loss of his father, who died the year before, and his mother's overprotectiveness when he enters the annual Striped Bass Derby on Martha's Vineyard.
FIC
year: 1994
copies: 52
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: death, parent and child, fishing [X], contests, martha's vineyard (mass.), parent-child relationship, fishing stories
Death At Devil's Bridge
Despite a great summer job as first mate on a fishing boat out of Martha's Vineyard, thirteen-year-old Ben gets caught up with illegal drugs and possible murder.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 28
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
I Love You The Purplest
Two boys discover that their mother loves them equally but in different ways.
FIC
year: 1996
copies: 61
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
Nessa's Fish
A young Inuit girl goes fishing with her grandmother. When her grandmother becomes ill, Nessa must keep the fish and her grandmother safe.
398.2
year: 1998
copies: 7
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 450
June Mountain Secret
Jen and her father go up a mountain stream and spend the day fishing for wild rainbow trout.
FIC
year: 1991
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
More Mr. And Mrs. Green
Mr. and Mrs. Green, two alligators, spend time together fishing, painting, and going to the park.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
Fishing At Long Pond
While fishing for bass, Katie and her grandfather observe a deer, an osprey, a goose, and other pond visitors.
FIC
year: 1991
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Old Slippery
A young fisherman sets out to catch an elusive carp.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
A Million Fish-- More Or Less
A boy learns that the truth is often stretched on the Bayou Clapateaux, and gets the chance to tell his own version of a bayou tale when he goes fishing.
398.2
year: 1996
copies: 59
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 690
Rub A Dub Dub
This expanded version of the traditional rhyme shows what happens to the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker when they go fishing in their tub.
398.8
year: 2000
copies: 5
call number/section: 398.8
lexile:
subjects: fishing [X], characters in literature, stories in rhyme, characters and characteristics in literature
Fishing For Fun!
Full-color photos, reference guide, and facts describe the basic skills necessary for fishing, as well as information on equipment, bates and lures, careers in fishing, competitive fishing, and fishing safety.
799.1
year: 2006
copies: 35
call number/section: 799.1
lexile: 970
subjects: fishing [X]
The Young Man And The Sea
After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Skiff Beaman decides that it is up to him to earn money to take care of himself and his father, so he undertakes a dangerous trip alone out on the ocean off the coast of Maine to try to catch a huge bluefin tuna.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 119
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: fathers and sons, grief, fishing [X], maine, father-son relationship, bereavement, fishing stories
Flies In The Water, Fish In The Air
An anecdotal account of the pleasures of fly fishing, discussing the choice and use of tackle, kinds of flies, walking in water, and watching for fish.
799.1
year: 1986
copies: 4
call number/section: 799.1
lexile:
The Old Man And The Sea
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 186
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 940
subjects: sea stories, older men, fishers, friendship, elderly men, cuba, male friendship, fishermen, aged men, fishing [X], fishing stories, allegories