Going Lobstering (Outdoor Adventures) [Paperback]

Jerry Pallotta (Author), Robert C. Bolster (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Outdoor Adventures

Linda and Erik are invited to join Big Joe, the lobsterman, for a day of lobstering.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Stunning color paintings illustrate the story of a brother and sister who spend a day aboard a lobstering boat. . . . The photographic quality of the realistic illustrations complements and extends the informative nature of the text." -- Booklist, December 1990 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Jerry Pallotta
Author

Jerry Pallotta is an award-winning author of children's alphabet books and imaginative fiction. His combine interesting facts, detailed research, humor, and realistic illustrations that mesmerize children everywhere.

Jerry lives in Massachusetts with his wife and four children.

Rob Bolster
Illustrator

Rob Bolster has been an illustrator for over 17 years, primarily in the field of advertising. Rob also illustrated The Airplane Alphabet Book,written by Jerry Pallotta and Fred Stillwell. After graduating from Rhode Island School of Design, Rob built and flew model airplanes for a number of years. This helped him gain the knowledge necessary to illustrate this book and The Jet Alphabet Book.

Rob currently lives in Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing (May 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881064742
• ISBN-13: 978-0881064742
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 10 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,494,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and educational, November 18, 2003

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pinto (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Going Lobstering (Outdoor Adventures) (Paperback)

My 5 and 6 year olds absolutely love this book. This book is as close to lobstering my kids will probably ever get. In that regard, it is packed with useful information about how lobsters are caught and what other kinds of things end up in a lobster trap. This interesting thing about this book, aside from the lifelike illustrations, is that it tells the reader why some lobsters get tossed back (i.e. too small or have eggs attached). It shows the reader how the lobsterman measures the lobster to ensure it is not too small. A lesson in conservation rolled up into a delightful story. Buy this book. You and your children will NOT be disappointed. My kids have read this book about 6 times in 10 days. That's the kind of results you want to get kids reading.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing illustrations, and content!!!!, May 7, 2004

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megan (Cincinnati, Ohio (holla)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Going Lobstering (Outdoor Adventures) (Paperback)

This book was truly amazing. It gave me (someone from ohio) a true insight about what lobstering is really about! The pictures are great and the story line very descriptive and intuitive. I would def. reccomend this book to anyone that has kids or no kids. Please buy.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Learned a lot!, August 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Going Lobstering (Outdoor Adventures) (Paperback)

My daughter and son enjoy this book and learned something about lobsters. We think the pictures are pretty incredible!