Books with title Amy Goes Fishing

One bright sunny morning while rinsing his dish, Ollie announced his desire to fish. Ollie's parents agree, excited to teach their son how to fish. Prepping their gear together as a team, the family sets off for their secret fishing spot nestled in a weeping willow grove. Ollie learns valuable fishing lessons along the way to eventually finding himself in the fight of his young life with a massive leaping fish. A sequel to “Ollie Plays Golf”, the story is written to rhyme and sheds a positive light on the great sport of fishing.

The story is about an independent, poor, 10 year-old boy, Curly, who is eager to go fishing in the nearby river. What he hooks is unexpected. Although the story is fiction, certain aspects relate to the author’s own experiences.The narrative is very descriptive and detailed and highlights his relationship with nature. The story suggests that loneliness can be overcome when one is close to nature, and that life experiences are journeys rather that destinations.The author was born in South Africa. His grandfather came as an indentured labourer to South Africa from India to work on the sugar cane plantations in Renishaw. The author spent most of his life living on these sugar estates in Kwazulu Natal. The author has a passion for nature, environmental education, gardening and angling. He is also a practising visual artist.The author is an educator, and has taught various subjects, from grade 4 to grade 12 in public schools in South Africa for 35 years. His specialist subjects include Geography, Science and Visual art. He has a Master of Education degree specialising in Environmental Education, and he has attended Childrens’ Environmental Conferences in USA and Japan. He has also toured England, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Germany, Monaco, Litchenstein, Sri Lanka, Turkey and India. He is presently teaching Science and Visual arts at Tehama International School in Saudi Arabia.

Henry Goes Fishing is the story of Henry, an impatient boy who wants to have the things he wants now. At the top of Henry’s wish list is a pet. He tries to lure many pets into his life, but even his most carefully made plans do not work out. His mother even tells him that he is not ready to have a pet because she does not believe that he is ready to take care of one. Then, one day, while fishing with his grandfather, Henry’s life takes a wonderful, unexpected change, and that is when he begins to learn the virtue of being patient.

Willy is resentful of his dad's new-found faith and makes it known to his dad. However, this fishing trip is special and both try to make a good day together. When a storm comes up fear sets in. The boat is damaged and and explosion separates Willy and his dad. Finding himself alone, Willy faces sharks, wild waves, loneliness, hunger and isolation. Willy learns a lot during this ordeal and his life is changed forever.

It’s fishing day with Dad, and Dot has packed the coolest tech she can find to make it a huge success. But is there something she’s missing? A new adventure based on the animated TV series Dot.Dot is all set to spend the day on the lake fishing with her dad. They’ve got fishing rods, bait, and lots of sandwiches. And since Dad always comes home from his fishing trips empty-handed, Dot has figured out the perfect high-tech way to make this the most successful trip ever: the Fisherman Joe Fish-Finder! All she has to do is put this amazing frog gadget in the water and open up the app on her tablet, and she and Dad can use sonar to detect all the fish in the lake. But Dot and Dad get a little more than they bargained for when the gadget gets eaten by a giant fish that is bent on traveling with it. Can Dad’s old-school fishing expertise help save the day?