A Million Fish ... More or Less
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| Author | Patricia McKissack |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Dena Schutzer |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | 1992 (Knopf) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9780679906926 |
| OCLC | 191730132 |
A Million Fish ... more or less is a 1992 children's picture book by Patricia McKissack. It is about a boy of the bayou, Hugh Thomas, who has a fishing adventure.
Reception
[edit]Booklist, in a review of A Million Fish, called it "a joyful story about storytelling" and concluded "Rooted in the words and landscape of Louisiana's Bayou Clapateaux, this celebrates that we all live in "a mighty peculiar place."[1] Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Dena Schutzer’s paintings swirl with movement and high-spirited fun, and Patricia McKissacks’ narrative is expansive, evocative, and tangy with Southern-flavored dialect. In all, a fine read-aloud for a hot summer day."[2]
A Million Fish has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[3] School Library Journal,[4] Publishers Weekly,[5]
Awards
[edit]- 1992 CCBC Choice[6]
- 1994 Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8[7]
- 1995 Young Hoosier Award Picture Book (K-3) - nominee[8]
- 1996 NCTE Books That Invite Talk, Wonder, and Play[9]
References
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- ^ "A million fish-- more or less". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Michele Landsberg (July 31, 1992). "Book Review: 'A Million Fish ... More Or Less'". ew.com. Time Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "A Million Fish ... more or less". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
Though it doesn't have quite the enchantment of the author's Flossie and the Fox (1986), this lively, well-cadenced tale makes a good African-American counterpart to Seuss's classic And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.
- ^ "A million fish-- more or less: Reviews". catalog.wccls.org. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
McKissack understands the elements of good story, and includes just enough detail to make it work. .. The vital, action-filled paintings seem naive at first glance. However, viewers will quickly see that each seemingly careless brush stroke works toward a harmoniously integrated whole.
- ^ "A Million Fish...More or Less". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. January 1, 1992. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
This splendid collaboration is a perfect blend of two distinct styles--text and art trying to outdo each other, it seems, with joyous results.
- ^ Kathleen T. Horning; Ginny Moore Kruse; Merri V. Lindgren (1993). CCBC Choices 1992: 14 Picture Books (PDF). Friends of the CCBC Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ Rudine Sims Bishop, ed. (1994). Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8 - Picture Books: Primary and Beyond (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. p. 90. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
- ^ "YHBA - Nominations: Past YHBA Nominees" (PDF). ilfonline.org. Indiana Library Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-27. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Amy A. McClure; Janice V. Kristo, eds. (1996). Books That Invite Talk, Wonder, and Play. National Council of Teachers of English. p. 175. Retrieved February 25, 2017.