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Commercial fishers / Nathan Miloszewski.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Getting the job donePublisher: New York : PowerKids Press, [2020]Edition: First editionDescription: 24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781725301245
  • 1725301245
  • 9781725301269
  • 1725301261
  • 9781725301252
  • 1725301253
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Where do your fish sticks come from? -- Get your start as a deckhand -- Of the oldest jobs -- Living on a fishing boat -- Big waves, dangerous work, and no days off -- Floating fish factory -- From water to store -- Learning on the job -- The future of fishing -- Glossary.
Summary: From the middle of the ocean to your dinner table, the fish you eat may have taken a long journey. This meal was made possible by one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. Commercial fishers risk their lives to make a living and provide food for the world's population. This book helps readers gain a better understanding and appreciation for the men and women who battle severe weather and other dangers of the ocean to cast their nets out in the open water. Vivid photographs show young readers the realities of this dangerous, important, and tough job.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 639.2023 M661 Available 33111009648748
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From the middle of the ocean to your dinner table, the fish you eat may have taken a long journey. This meal was made possible by one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. Commercial fishers risk their lives to make a living and provide food for the world's population. This book helps readers gain a better understanding and appreciation for the men and women who battle severe weather and other dangers of the ocean to cast their nets out in the open water. Vivid photographs show young readers the realities of this dangerous, important, and tough job.

Includes index.

From the middle of the ocean to your dinner table, the fish you eat may have taken a long journey. This meal was made possible by one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. Commercial fishers risk their lives to make a living and provide food for the world's population. This book helps readers gain a better understanding and appreciation for the men and women who battle severe weather and other dangers of the ocean to cast their nets out in the open water. Vivid photographs show young readers the realities of this dangerous, important, and tough job.

Where do your fish sticks come from? -- Get your start as a deckhand -- Of the oldest jobs -- Living on a fishing boat -- Big waves, dangerous work, and no days off -- Floating fish factory -- From water to store -- Learning on the job -- The future of fishing -- Glossary.

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