Fish Finelli Book 1

Description

When the bully Bryce Billings bets Fish Finelli that he can't find Captain Kidd's legendary long-lost treasure, Fish and his friends (and little sister, Feenie) must embark on a quest to find real-life pirate treasure. Between sneaking into the library to track down Captain Kidd's treasure map, stowing away on a boat, and trespassing on an island, Fish and his friends certainly have their work cut out for them. But will Fish actually be able to find Captain Kidd's treasure and win the bet?

Erica Farber has authored numerous licensed books for Richard Scarry and Little Critter. She spends a lot of time at the East Hampton Library working with the librarians creating programmes like spelling bees, book discussions, teaching comic book classes and coaching the Battle of the Books team. She also does much of her writing at the library, which has a rich pirate collection. She has also authored numerous children's books, beginning reading books, manga books and apps. Jason Beene has worked in the video game industry since graduating from the illustration department in 2001. As the Art Director of THQ's internal studio, Helixe, he oversaw the visuals for game projects on Nintendo handhelds working on properties including PIXAR's Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille and Wall-E. Currently Jason is the Art Director at MIT's GAMBIT lab which explores and innovates in the medium of gaming.

A funny gem of a middle-grade mystery... a great boys' counterpart to such stellar girls' series as Ivy + Bean. - Kirkus Reviews A pleasurable read for the boy in all of us.--Library Media Connection Heavy on the yuks... Farber laces Fish's dialogue with scientific and historic tidbits. - Publishers Weekly Packed with humor and action... helps meet the demand for transitional chapter books specifically written for boys. - Booklist Online This laid-back, optimistic message. is certainly one worth repeating.-School Library Journal