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Bo at Ballard Creek
Contributor(s): Hill, Kirkpatrick (Author), Pham, Leuyen (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1250044251     ISBN-13: 9781250044259
Publisher: Square Fish
OUR PRICE:   $12.59  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Adoption
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 840
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.21" W x 7.63" (0.52 lbs) 304 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Chronological Period - 1920's
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
- Geographic Orientation - Alaska
- Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest
- Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest
- Religious Orientation - Native American
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 159204
Reading Level: 5.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:

It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village.
Bo learns Eskimo along with English, helps in the cookshack, learns to polka, and rides along with Big Annie and her dog team. There's always some kind of excitement: Bo sees her first airplane, has a run-in with a bear, and meets a mysterious lost little boy.
Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill is an unforgettable story of a little girl growing up in the exhilarating time after the big Alaska gold rushes.


Contributor Bio(s): Pham, Leuyen: - LEUYEN PHAM worked in animation before turning to children's books. She wrote and illustrated Big Sister, Little Sister and The Bear Who Wasn't There, and is the illustrator of numerous other picture books. Ms. Pham lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband.Hill, Kirkpatrick: - Kirkpatrick Hill lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. She was an elementary school teacher for more than thirty years, most of that time in the Alaskan "bush." She has written several books for young readers, including Toughboy and Sister, Winter Camp, and the award-winning The Year of Miss Agnes.