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Reviewed on August 1, 1994
K-Gr 2 A first-person, present-tense account of a child's first fishing trip with her grandfather. Jess is worried that she will do something wrong- scare the fish or catch a log, as her big brother has predicted. But Grandpa is patient and wise, and he shows her just what to do. In the end he declares "Now it's your fishing pole, too.'" The full-page oil paintings in tones of green, blue, and orange beautifully capture the landscape of ri...Log In or Sign Up to Read More