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Gr 3-6 Provensen relays the riveting story of a bored dry-goods employee who drops everything and heads for the Yukon Territory when struck by gold fever at the turn of the 19th century. He and a friend cross the country, outfit themselves in Seattle, and continue the trek north on water, over mountains, and through seasons to the Klondike River. Each spread is divided horizontally into thirds; a band of the text is sandwiched between the primary scenes on the top and a lower border of related information and images...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Provensen brings readers along on the journey as young Bostonian Bill Howell heads to the Yukon in search of gold. Although the story is fictionalized, Provensen has drawn on firsthand accounts in creating the text, which runs in a middle band beneath oil-painted scenes that sweep across the top half of each double-pag...Log In or Sign Up to Read More