Papa's Mechanical Fish

Papa's Mechanical FishCandace Fleming and illustrator Boris Kulikov pair up to tell a fun story about a real submarine inventor in Papa's Mechanical Fish Clink Clankety bang Thump whirr That's the sound of Papa at work. Although he is an inventor, he has never made anything that works perfectly, and that's because he hasn't yet found a truly fantastic idea. But when he takes his family fishing on Lake Michigan, his daughter Virena asks, Have you ever wondered what it's

Candace Fleming and illustrator Boris Kulikov pair up to tell a fun story about a real submarine inventor in Papa's Mechanical Fish

Clink Clankety-bang Thump-whirr That's the sound of Papa at work. Although he is an inventor, he has never made anything that works perfectly, and that's because he hasn't yet found a truly fantastic idea. But when he takes his family fishing on Lake Michigan, his daughter Virena asks, Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a fish?--and Papa is off to his workshop. With a lot of persistence and a little bit of help, Papa--who is based on the real-life inventor Lodner Phillips--creates a submarine that can take his family for a trip to the bottom of Lake Michigan.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Published: 06/04/2013
ISBN: 9780374399085
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.89h x 10.65w x 0.39d
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Red Clover Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citations: School Library Journal 05/01/2013 pg. 72
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2013 pg. 58
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 05/06/2013
Booklist 05/01/2013 pg. 94
New York Times Book Review 06/16/2013 pg. 22
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 31

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 158923 / Papa's Mechanical Fish
Reading Level: 2.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5