Project Gutenberg 2007-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 107 Rolt-Wheeler, Francis 1876 1960 Rolt-Wheeler, Francis William The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries" by Francis Rolt-Wheeler is an adventurous sports narrative written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Colin Dare, a young boy eager to explore the life of fisheries and whaling in the Behring Sea. Through Colin's eyes, readers witness the exciting yet perilous world of whaling, the captivating environment of the ocean, and the heroism of those working to understand and protect marine life. The opening of the book introduces Colin aboard the ship "Gull", where he is ecstatic about the chance to witness whale hunting firsthand. As the excitement builds with the spotting of whales, Colin learns from Hank, an experienced old sailor, about the dangers of whale hunting and the various species of whales. The narrative captures Colin's thrill and courage as he joins a crew attempting to catch a gray whale, leading to a dramatic encounter that showcases both the majesty of the whales and the treachery of the ocean. This thrilling start sets the stage for an exploration of marine life and the young boy's desire to contribute to the work of the Bureau of Fisheries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction United States. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 551202 551173 2024-10-09T08:33:11.490316 2023-09-09T10:25:45.659074 text/html text/html 556740 2021-01-02T15:51:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4165121 2021-01-02T15:51:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4304070 2024-10-09T08:33:20.494297 application/epub+zip 4309762 2024-10-09T08:33:13.029250 application/epub+zip 287729 2024-10-09T08:33:12.251265 application/epub+zip 4460022 2024-10-09T08:33:25.446200 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4425715 2024-10-09T08:33:19.373206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410044 2022-09-10T05:18:23.425310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479533 479443 2024-10-09T08:33:09.623331 2023-09-09T10:25:43.975042 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 479429 2021-01-02T15:51:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 181204 2021-01-02T15:51:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 479423 2021-01-02T15:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 181174 2021-01-02T15:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21743 2024-10-09T08:33:25.588175 application/rdf+xml 29610 2024-10-09T08:33:12.352265 image/jpeg 4568 2024-10-09T08:33:12.301387 image/jpeg 4166791 2024-10-09T08:33:11.672313 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia