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Call of the Klondike: A True Gold Rush Adventure


School year: Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9

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No. of pages 176

Published: 2019

Great for age 7-14 years

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The remarkable tale of two young men during the Klondike Gold Rush, told through first-hand diaries, letters, and moreexcellent reading for middle grade fans of The Call of the Wild and adventure stories (School Library Journal) As thousands head north in search of gold, Marshall Bond and Stanley Pearce join them, booking passage on a steamship bound for the Klondike goldfields. The journey is life threatening, but the two friends make it to Dawson City, in Canada, build a cabin, and meet Jack Londonall the while searching for the ultimate reward: gold! A riveting, true, action-packed adventure, with their telegrams, diaries, and letters, as well as newspaper articles and photographs. An authors note, timeline, bibliography, and further resources encourage readers to dig deeper into the Gold Rush era.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 4th grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Astra Publishing House .

Kim Richardson is an experienced writer and editor. He has contributed to various other Collins publications. David Meissner is no stranger to adventure. He has lived in Europe, backpacked throughout South America, and--while researching this book--hiked the Chilkoot Trail from Alaska into Canada. David is a former teacher and award-winning author who writes educational books and articles for young people. His website, bydavidmeissner. com, has a downloadable educator's guide for Call of the Klondike as well as information on school visits. David and his wife, Elizabeth, live at the base of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Golden Kite - Nonfiction
This book was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Golden Kite.

Volunteer State Book Award - Middle School
This book was recognised in the Middle School category by the Volunteer State Book Award.

Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nonfiction
This book was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award.

". . . An eye-opening work, which is a natural companion for Jack London's Call of the Wild and other historical-fiction works about the Klondike gold rush." --Booklist

* "A remarkable collection of documents paints a picture of the Klondike gold rush in vivid detail. . . Adding only transitional paragraphs, the authors skillfully arrange these letters plus diary entries, telegrams and Pearce's articles for the Denver Republican to convey the men's story in compelling, first-person voices. The attractive design incorporates intriguing pull-out quotes, maps, posters, documents and many well-chosen, captioned photographs, including one of Jack London, who camped near Pearce and Bond's cabin . . . an excellent companion to The Call of the Wild. A memorable adventure, told with great immediacy." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

". . . this is excellent reading not only for interest, but also for support of the Common Core Standards as it is an excellent example of text complexity . . . " --School Library Journal