Hand Over Hand
Author
Alma Fullerton
Illustrator
Renné Benoit
Published
4/4/2017
Age Groups
Pre-K / Kindergarten (3-5)
Early Elementary (5-8)
Author
Alma Fullerton
Illustrator
Renné Benoit
Published
4/4/2017
Age Groups
Pre-K / Kindergarten (3-5)
Early Elementary (5-8)
Author
Alma Fullerton
Illustrator
Renné Benoit
Published
4/4/2017
Age Groups
Pre-K / Kindergarten (3-5)
Early Elementary (5-8)
Summary of Book
Nina can’t convince her Lolo to take her fishing with him on his old banca boat. Lolo’s reply is the same as always: “A boat is no place for a girl.” When Nina promises to bait her own hook and remove her own catch, her grandfather finally relents “just for today.” Much to the amusement of the other fishermen in their village, lolo shows Nina how to jig the lines, to set the hook, and to pull in a fish, hand over hand. But no one is laughing when Nina brings in the biggest fish of the day!
Author Biography
Alma Fullerton is the award-winning author of the picture books A Good Trade, Community Soup and In a Cloud of Dust. She wrote Hand Over Hand after a young girl during a school visit asked her why there were so few children’s books set in the Philippines. Alma lives in Midland, Ontario.
Illustrator Biography
Renné Benoit has illustrated many award-winning books, including The Secret of the Village Fool, Lily and the Paper Man, and When-I-was-a-little-girl. Renné works in her home studio in St. Thomas, Ontario.