Hook facts for kids

Hook can mean:

• Hook (movie), a movie based on the story of Peter Pan, starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman
• Fishing hook, something used to catch fish
• A hook is something that writers put at the end of a chapter or at the beginning in a book or paper used to encourage the reader to keep reading

Images for kids

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  Fish hooks are pointed and barbed at one end to aid in catching fish.

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  A grappling hook has multiple hooks from a central anchor, to increase the chances of catching a part of a surface that the hook can hold.

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  A hook-and-eye clasp is composed of two pieces that are sewn to clothing, for which one is able to hook around the other.