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Gold Fever! Tales from the California Gold Rush
by Rosalyn Schanzer, 1999 $17.95 (less discount) Ages 4-8 |
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| Plying the same
visually jam-packed format she used to great advantage
in How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and
Clark, Schanzer here turns...to a more atmospheric
account of the California Gold Rush...Schanzer
vivifies the past and weaves her information together
thematically (old-fashioned handbill style type-face
announces such subjects as "Off to the Diggings" and
"Night Life"). This overview, with its brief,
digestible chunks, will likely tempt the appetites of
budding historians, and the visual structure keeps the
pace brisk. An author's note at the end puts into
context the engaging historical anecdotes.
--Publishers Weekly | |
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California's Gold Rush : Kids Coloring Calendar
by William Carroll, Wendy Simpson Conner (Illustrator), Any Year $9.95 Ages 8-12 |
| Yes,
it is a Gold Rush calendar for any year! | |
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The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party
by Marian Calabro, 1999 $20.00 (less discount) Ages 9-12 |
| This is the best Donner Party history for readers in
this age group. | |
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Patty Reed's Doll : The Story of the Donner Party
by Rachel K. Laurgaard, Elizabeth Sykes Michaels (Illustrator), 1989 $7.95 (less discount) Ages 9-12 |
| A wooden doll recalls the hope with which a group
of pioneers begins their journey and the ordeals they
face as they travel from Springfield, Illinois, to
California. A favorite for many years. | |
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Projects and Layouts
by Libby Nelson, 1999 $23.95 (less discount), Age 8-12 |
| This comprehensive book for the 4th grade curriculum
features easy-to-follow directions for students and
parents on creating models of California missions.
People who have a lot or a little time before the due
date will be able to choose a method to create their
model. Materials suggested range from purchased items
to things on hand at home. There is an easy-to-follow
method for every time frame and budget. | |
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California Missions
by Sunset Editors, 1979 $15.95 (less discount) |
| A must for any Mission student! | |
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Digger : The Tragic Fate of the California Indians from the Missions to the Gold Rush
by Jerry Stanley, 1997 $18.00 (less discount) Young Adult |
| Chronicles the lives of the Native Americans of
California from 1769 through the Gold Rush of the 1850s,
recounting poignant stories of violence, destruction,
hunger, disease, rebellion, and death. | |
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The Dog Who Walked With God
by Michael J. Rosen, Stan Fellows (Illustrator), 1998 $16.99 (less discount) Ages 4-8 |
| A Kato (of Northern California creation story in
which our familiar world emerges from an empty, dark and watery place so
lonely that even the Creator needed a companion before
setting foot there. | |
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Pony Express!
by Steven Kroll, Dan Andreasen (Illustrator), 1996 $16.95, Ages 9-12 |
| With a carefully researched, fast-paced narrative
and beautiful illustrations that capture the spirit of
the time of the California Gold Rush, this book brings
to life a fascinating part of American history. To put
modern mail service into an entirely new perspective,
a mini-museum of the Post Office--detailing pre-Pony
Express appears in the back of the book. | |
