By the Great Horn Spoon! - Softcover

Sid Fleischman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0780712102 ISBN 13: 9780780712102

Publisher: Perfection Learning, 1988

Synopsis

The year is 1849. Young Jack Flagg sets out to recoup his Aunt Arabella's fortune on a ship bound from Boston to the California gold fields. Thus begin the wild, swashbuckling adventures of a determined 12-year-old and his intrepid butler. Illustrations.

About this title

About the Author:

SID FLEISCHMAN has written over three dozen books for young readers, including the Newbery Award winner The Whipping Boy. Mr. Fleischman lives in Santa Monica, California.

From AudioFile:

First published in 1963, this old-fashioned yarn introduces Praiseworthy, the butler, and Jack, his charge. During the California Gold Rush, these two adventurers travel from Boston and encounter a wide variety of mishaps on their voyage. Finally arriving in California, Jack and Praiseworthy find the rough-and-ready world of the '49ers quite different from Boston. They struggle to solve a host of troubles with humor, common sense, and good doses of luck. The full-cast recording is smooth, with narrator Willard Lape reading most of the story. His voice suggests a western tone, and the performances of Jack and Praiseworthy are appropriate. There are period music and songs at appropriate intervals. L.D.H. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Perfection Learning
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0780712102
• ISBN 13: 9780780712102
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 193