This book relays the factual details of the California Gold Rush. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a builder working on Sutter's Mill when gold was discovered, a '49er who left New York for California, and a prospector from Chile who came by ship to California to find riches. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.
Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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Reading Level | Grade 5 |
Dewey | 979.4/04 |
Lexile | 980L |
ATOS Reading Level | |
Guided Reading Level | S |
Publisher | Cherry Lake Publishing |
Series | Perspectives Library |
Language | English |
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Available Formats | Reinforced book (9781631376153), Paperback (9781631376603), PDF (9781631377051), ePub (9781633622937), Hosted ebook (9781631377501), Kindle (9781633622074) |
Copyright | 2015 |
Number of Pages | 32 |
Dimensions | 7.5 x 9.5 |
Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
Author: Marcia Amidon Lusted
Author/Illustrator biography |
Glossary of key words |
Index |
Informative sidebars |
Table of contents |
Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |