Commercial Fisher
From the Series 21st Century Skills Library
Fish are a major source of food for people around the world Find out what it is like to work as a commercial fisher, from living and working on a boat to the hard work required to pull in huge nets of fish.
- A DAY AT WORK
- LEARNING THE SKILLS
- DEMANDS OF THE JOB
- A FUTURE IN COMMERCIAL FISHING
- WELL-KNOWN FISHERS AND FISHING ORGANIZATIONS
- GLOSSARY
- FOR MORE INFORMATION
- INDEX
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
|---|---|
| Reading Level | Grade 6 |
| Copyright | 2011 |
| BISACS | JNF011000, JNF010000, JNF057020 |
| Publisher | Cherry Lake Publishing |
| Series | Racial Justice in America: Excellence and Achievement: 21st Century Skills Library |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Lexile | 860 |
| ISBN | 9781602799868 |
|---|---|
| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2011-01-01 |
| Author | Barbara A. Somervill |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Sources for further research, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 639.2023 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
| Dimensions | 7.5 x 9.5 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 5.3 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 142402 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
Author: Barbara A. Somervill
Barbara A. Somervill writes children‘s nonfiction books on a variety of topics. She is particularly interested in nature and foreign countries. Somervill believes that researching new and different topics makes writing every book an adventure. When she is not writing, Somervill is an avid reader and plays bridge.