Pedro's Pan: A Gold Rush Story
No. of pages 32
Published: 2019
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- Many western states (Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, California, etc.) have ties to the Gold Rush and gold panning at tourist attractions and theme parks.
- Hooks include: humor; history and science educational value; unique in that other books on the subject are old-fashioned and unimaginative/dull.
- Appeals to gift stores, libraries, and Indie bookstores in gold mining states.
- Enthusiastic debut author (ALA award potential) is well-connected educator with family history in gold mining.
- Catchy read-aloud with award potential for Wanda Gag and Children's Book Council STEM and National Science Teachers Association award contender.
This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Graphic Arts Books .
Matthew Lasley is the son of a gold miner in Alaska and the Klondike, and has spent many hours hunched over a gold pan, even in some of the same creeks that Felix Pedro once prospected. Lasley is now a writer and a first-grade teacher, and lives in Anchorage. Jacob Souva is a New York-based illustrator and designer with a BFA in Illustration. Finding inspiration in texture and pattern, he loves to capture messiness and process in his artwork and enjoys illustrating for children.