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A MILLION FISH ... MORE OR LESS
​Author: Patricia C. McKissack  
​Illustrator: Dena Schutzer ​

Number of pages: 29
Publisher: Random House's Dragonfly Books (USA)
First published in: 1992
Format: Picturebook 

Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? No
Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No
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Synopsis by the author/publisher
Hugh Thomas knows that the Bayou Clapateaux is a mighty peculiar place. Why, back in 1903, Papa-Daddy and Elder Abbajon caught a turkey that weighed 500 pounds…more or less. 500 pounds?! Hugh Thomas isn’t so sure about that, until he’s left alone on the bayou with only his fishing pole for company. Soon he catches three fish, and then…a million more! But after meeting up with raccoon bandits, thieving crows, and a hungry cat named Chantilly, Hugh Thomas returns home with just enough fish for breakfast…and a fantastic story, of course!

“And in the next half-hour he caught a million more! Big ones, little ones, all sizes. The boy was so excited he whooped with joy. "Wait 'til Papa-Daddy and Elder Abbajon see this!"”

Recommended age range: 
9 years old + 

Relevant mathematics topics: 
Large numbers

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