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Mcelligot's pool
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Title
Mcelligot's pool
Description
As a boy fishes in Farmer McElligot's pool, he describes many of the fish he could possibly catch. The farmer tells him that he will never catch anything there. The boy is determined to be patient; if he waits long enough he may catch something.
Author
Seuss, Dr.
Publisher
Random House
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
ISBN
0-394-80083-4
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
1947
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Staci Parkison, Michael Buskirk, and Melinda Franks, and Madeleine Harner, 1994
Tags
bodies of water
,
critical thinking
,
curiosity
,
determination
,
fish
,
fishing
,
goal setting
,
humor
,
imagination
,
nature
,
patience
,
recreation
,
refusal skills
Citation
Seuss, Dr., “Mcelligot's pool,”
Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University
, accessed October 7, 2024,
https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/7948
.
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