Add this copy of The Fisherman's Family to cart. $9.50, very good condition, Sold by Gils Book Loft rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Binghamton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Harcourt, Brace & World.
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Very Good. Book No names, clean text. Some edgewear, esp. corners of boards. Smallsticker scar front cover, still attractive picture book Georgette Apol artwork. very good, no dj, oversized taupe cloth w/ pict. bds. NOT ex-lib unpaged.
Add this copy of The Fisherman's Family to cart. $12.00, very good condition, Sold by HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boston, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
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Very Good + No Jacket. Size: 4to-over 9.75"-12" tall; Not exlib, First US edition. Tight bright hardcover with cloth spine. Not exlib. Lightly rubbed tips, text crisp and bright. Jan finds he can help support his family by selling his carvings of animals and birds at the local gift shop. 28 pp.
An absolutely beautiful book with a wonderful story. Each page is filled with a beautiful painting in vivid colors. The brush-lines from the oils are even visible. The colors are energizing. It is illustrated by Georgette Apol. It was originally published in Holland.
The story is basically about a school-aged boy and his family. They live in a fishing village in Holland, and the boy's father is a fisherman. When the father does not return with the other boats one day, the story explains the financial hardship for the mother and the boy's desire to help his mother somehow by taking care of the younger children so his mother can work.
One day, when walking on the beach, he finds a pocket knife and begins to make little carved animals with it. His sibling begin helping him find driftwood to carve. He then tries to sell some. At first, he cannot find anyone who wants to buy his carved animals, but then a gift shop keeper buys them and the boy gives the money to his mother. The boy's father returns, and the boys' wish comes true---to go fishing on his father's boat.
It's a great story that teaches children about financial hardship and how members of the family stick together and help each other out. It teaches children aspects of family economics. The illustrations add much excitement to the story.
