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Captains Courageous is a novel by Rudyard Kipling, that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic.
The book's title comes from the ballad "Mary Ambree", which starts, "When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt". Kipling had previously used the same title for an article on businessmen as the new adventurers,...
2) Hooked
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A boy and his dad discover all they have in common on a fishing trip in this picture book about father-son bonding.
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Agent Alfie volume 3
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Alfie and his friends learn that the evil organization SPUD has set up a secret base under the school pond and they set out to sabotage the group's mission.
4) Fish
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In this wordless picture book, "a boy and his dog embark on a fishing journey. Their first catch of the day: a big fat letter F. Their second? A slippery I. After an epic journey beneath the lake's surface, they find what they came for--a fish, along with some unanticipated menace from a few other letters"--Amazon.com.
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When her cousin Morcar is attacked while fishing for eels near Ely Abbey, Lassair is sent to the Norman occupied island to nurse him. As the secret hidden within the walls of the abbey claims more victims, Lassair is forced to face a challenge that she fears is far beyond her.
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Sally Solari mystery volume 3
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"When her father is fingered for murder, its up to Sally Solari to serve up the real killer before their new restaurants reputation goes up in smoke"--Amazon.com.
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Asian Pacific American Heritage - Children
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Ezra Jack Keats Award and Honor Books
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Children
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Ezra Jack Keats Award and Honor Books
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"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--
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