Age
8-12
Grade
4-7
Peter Lourie
Yukon River: An Adventure to the Gold Fields of the Klondike
Paperback
(Boyds Mills Press Feb. 1, 2000)
Peter Lourie takes young readers on an exciting 460-mile canoe trip down the Yukon river to the gold fields of the Klondike. From Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon Territory, onwards to the Arctic Circle, Lourie follows the rugged route of the great gold rush of 1898. This dramatic firsthand account, generously illustrated with full-color photographs as well as photographs from the Yukon Archives, captures the lure of a river that is rich in history and in natural beauty.
- ISBN
- 1563978784 / 9781563978784
- Pages
- 48
- Weight
- 6.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 0.2
in.