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| A Good Day's Fishing | 
 enlarge | Creator: James Prosek
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 428772
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0689853270
EAN: 9780689853272
ASIN: 0689853270
Publication Date: February 24, 2004
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Product Description
What I need for a good day's fishing is in here somewhere....What's the secret to a good day's fishing? Bright sun. Cool breeze. Favorite rod and reel. Tackle box with bobbers, hooks, and sinkers. But we haven't gotten to the secret...yet. James Prosek, best-selling author of Trout and Fly-Fishing the 41st,tells the story of a good day's fishing in this beautiful picture book, illustrated with the author's own gentle watercolors. For those who want to learn more about how to fish, there's a comprehensive glossary of lures and flies in the back of the book. A Good Day's Fishing will make a fisherman or fisherwoman out of anyone -- even a first-timer.
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A Good Day's Fishing December 29, 2008
I read this book in the book store and decided this was the book I needed to purchase for our son to read to his son. They enjoy fishing on any free day during the summer and this book provides our grandson some good knowledge of fish and equipment.
My Son Loves this Book! Authetic & Accessible! June 19, 2008
I have scoured our local library and purchased 5-6 children's books on fishing from Amazon -- this one ranks very near the top ("H is for Hook" also get's high marks for illustrations and condensed version of text, and "Gone Fishing" is a nice read from a father/son narrative perspective).
I have to admit that after reading the editorial reviews I was a little afraid the author would be a bit snooty (the whole Yale Angler thing) and too trout obsessed (previous publications for adults) -- but this book is very accessible and speaks to a wide audience. I love the way he uses the tackle box to introduce different fishing techniques and conquests.
The illustrations are detailed, authentic, and beautiful. My husband loved finding his favorite lures depicted and described.
We haven't gone fly fishing with my two year old yet, but he has caught a few crappy (which get equal attention in this book) and he has decided his favorite fish is the "wide mouth bass," based largely on Prosek's amazing illustration of this species.
I highly recommend this book!
A Great Day Reading January 18, 2008
Prosek's beautiful watercolors augment a whimsical tour through the fisherman's tackle box. Each piece of hardware and lure is considered in relation to the sort of fish it is designed to catch. The store culminates in finding the lucky talisman familiar to most fishermen, a lucky hat. I enjoyed reading this to my six-year-old son who exclaimed at the end of the story, "I can't wait for us to go fishing again." That's a sentiment sure to warm the heart of any father looking to get his child excited about the sport he enjoys.
Casting about for Stories December 29, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've always suspected that fishing's allure has a lot to do with the stories that inevitably come from each outing. This handsome picture book is a delight and would be a fine gift for a fisherman of ANY age, up to about 100 years old, I suspect. It introduces the reader to the magical secret world of lures, bobbers, other equipment that allow the wily fisherman to prevail over his hapless object of attention. It draws the reader back to the page, like the fisherman is drawn back to the stream where success was so close, and opens up the possibilities of "next time" and "maybe tomorrow" for fishers of all ages.
Great book for a future fisherman! September 26, 2005
This is the best children's fishing book I've found. The illustrations are nice and include names of different varities of fish and different lures, which means the child will actually learn about fishing instead of just reading a story about someone who is fishing. There is also a very nice glossary in the back with illustrated descriptions of lures that is great for older children.
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