When the Mission Padre Came to the Rancho: The Early California Adventures of Rosalinda and Simon Delgado (I Am American) Thompson, Gare

Thompson, Gare

ISBN 10: 0792269454 / ISBN 13: 9780792269458

Published by National Geographic Children's Books, 2004

About this Item

Very nice book. Some wear to cover edges and corners. Small crease on back cover. No marks or tears in text.

Seller Inventory # 7F-WO1A-HZNP

Bibliographic Details

• Title: When the Mission Padre Came to the Rancho: The Early California Adventures of Rosalinda and Simon Delgado (I Am American) Thompson, Gare
• Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792269454
• ISBN 13: 9780792269458
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 3 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

Written in diary format, and set in California in 1834, a traveling visitor, Padre Carlos Ramon, spends time telling the children of the Delgado family what life was like for the early mission people when they came to settle their new land. Original.

About the Author

Gare Thompson has long been involved with children's books as an author and editor. He has written several of National Geographic’s Science Chapters and History Chapters, including Riding with the Mail: The Story of the Pony Express, Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott Race to the South Pole, and Serengeti Journey: On Safari in Africa. To learn more, visit garethompson-writer.com or follow @ThompsonGare on Twitter.