By the Great Horn Spoon!
In this rollicking adventure set during the California Gold Rush, Jack's aunt is forced to sell her beloved mansion to meet her debts. She is still unable to raise enough money to pay her creditors, and twelve-year-old Jack goes to California in search of gold to help her. Joined by his trusty...
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In this rollicking adventure set during the California Gold Rush, Jack's aunt is forced to sell her beloved mansion to meet her debts. She is still unable to raise enough money to pay her creditors, and twelve-year-old Jack goes to California in search of gold to help her. Joined by his trusty butler, Praiseworthy, Jack finds adventure and trouble at every turn. Will Jack strike gold in San Francisco or come home empty-handed? This new edition features illustrations by Brett Helquist.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780316286121 (0316286125)
ASIN: 0316286125
Publish date: 1988-04-30
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Humor,
Academic,
School,
Read For School,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Fiction,
Historical
I think this is a great book to read to your 4th grader. Well because that is what I did exactly. Both he and I enjoyed learning the story of Praiseworthy and Jack and their adventures in going to California for the gold rush. It even kept me the adult entertained it definetly will keep a child's at...
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