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Loading... A Million Fish...More or Less (original 1992; edition 1996)by Patricia McKissack (Author)
Work InformationA Million Fish...More or Less by Patricia McKissack (Author) (1992)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Preschool - 2 A young boy connects and bonds with his dad and uncle through nature. This book is set in the country outskirts with the proper dialogue to match. His superiors tell Hugh Thomas a tall-tale about the capture of a 500 pound turkey. Thomas uses his imagination and goes on his own adventure where he caught millions of fish. A quality that most children’s book have is the repetition of different scenarios the main character goes through. After the third unbelievable event, Hugh Thomas is back to his dad and uncle with only 3 fish in his wagon and a tall-tale of himself to boast. McKissack is create with her story and is able to bring humor to the tragedy of Thomas losing all his fish. She brings the story full circle at the end when the audience realizes that Hugh Thomas was following in his elder’s footsteps. Hugh Thomas knows that the Bayou Clapateaux is a mighty peculiar place. Why, back in 1903, Papa-Daddy and Elder Abbajon caught a turkey that weighed 500 pounds…more or less. 500 pounds?! Hugh Thomas isn’t so sure about that, until he’s left alone on the bayou with only his fishing pole for company. Soon he catches three fish, and then…a million more! But after meeting up with raccoon bandits, thieving crows, and a hungry cat named Chantilly, Hugh Thomas returns home with just enough fish for breakfast…and a fantastic story, of course! no reviews | add a review
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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. No library descriptions found. |
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