{"product_id":"a-million-fish-more-or-less-paperback","title":"A Million Fish...More or Less - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia McKissack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewbery honor author Patricia C. McKissack's original yarn of the Louisiana bayou is \"told with verve and sly wit.\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred review) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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!\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllus. in full color. In an original yarn of the Louisiana bayou, McKissack honors the tradition of bragging about the one that got away. Hugh Thomas hears that strange things happen on the Bayou Clapateaux, but he's skeptical--until he invents a fish story of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia C. McKissack is the author of over twenty children's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Newbery Honor book and a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the \u003ci\u003eAll I'll Ever Want Christmas Doll\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also received the Coretta Scott King Award for \u003ci\u003eA Long Hard Journey: The Story of Pullman Porter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChristmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters\u003c\/i\u003e. Patricia currently lives in St. Louis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 11.05 x 9.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Million Fish...More or Less\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765586624800,"sku":"9780679880868","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5fd62300e0134c718843342adf1c557c.webp?v=1780274278","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-million-fish-more-or-less-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}