Bo at Ballard Creek
"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"--
| Main Author: | Hill, Kirkpatrick. |
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| Other Authors: | Pham, LeUyen. (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Henry Holt and Company,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"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"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
278 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780805093513 (hbk.) 0805093516 (hbk.) |
| Author Notes: |
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 . LeUyen Pham has illustrated numerous popular books for children, including Freckleface Strawberry by Julianne Moore and Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio. She is also the author and illustrator of book such as Big Sister, Little Sister and All the Things I Love About You . She lives and works in San Francisco with her artist husband, Alex Puvilland, and her sons Leo and Adrien. |