Gold and Silver, Silver and Gold: Tales of Hidden Treasure - Softcover

Schwartz, Alvin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374425825 ISBN 13: 9780374425821

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2009

Synopsis

Pirates and Spanish galleons, clues to undiscovered hoards, and more―here is a collection of rich lore and legends, facts and myths, that will appeal to the treasure-seeker in everyone.

"I doubt that today's kids will be able to resist Alvin Schwartz's new collection of stories . . . It's just as exciting as his earlier gatherings of tales." ―The Washington Post Book World

"An excellent work on a high-interest subject, this will be a natural for book talks." ―Starred, Booklist

An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

About this title

About the Author:

ALVIN SCHWARTZ (1927–1992) was a scholar of folklore who wrote many books for young readers, including The Cat's Elbow, illustrated by Margot Zemach.

DAVID CHRISTIANA is an associate professor at the University of Arizona School of Art and has illustrated numerous children's books. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6 Up Twenty-eight brief, true tales of treasures buried, sunk, sighted, sought, found, haunted, and some still hunted. These are new-world treasures, chiefly in the United States (New England to California), some in the Caribbean (Spanish galleons laden with gold, silver, and jewels) and in Central and South America. Most of these treasures, treasure-hiders, and treasure-finders have been described in books, newspapers, and magazines, but they are fun to read about again. Schwartz acknowledges his sources in an excellent bibliography and notes that if pursued, they will lead to many more treasure tales. Of particular interest to some is information about ways in which people have hidden treasures and left codes, ciphers, and signs for finding them again. One page is given to a cipher that is unsolved, and the treasure still undiscovered. Charcoal sketches are more decorative than informative, not that they're very decorative. Fascinating stories that will embed themselves in readers' minds. George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
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About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0374425825
• ISBN 13: 9780374425821
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Illustrator: Christiana David