What Was the Gold Rush? (What Was?)

by Joan Holub (Author) Tim Tomkinson (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4^th − 5^th Grade

Series: What Was?

In 1848, gold was discovered in California, attracting over 300,000 people from all over the world, some who struck it rich and many more who didn't. Hear the stories about the gold-seeking "forty-niners!" With black-and white illustrations and sixteen pages of photos, a nugget from history is brought to life!

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Joan Holub

Joan Holub has authored and/or illustrated over 140 children's books, including the Goddess Girls series, the Heroes in Training series, the New York Times bestselling picture book Mighty Dads (illustrated by James Dean), and Little Red Writing (illustrated by Melissa Sweet). She lives in North Carolina and is online at JoanHolub.com.

Daniel Roode is an illustrator and designer who draws inspiration from his French heritage, mid-century modern design, pop art, and nature. Daniel creates the bulk of his art digitally, an appropriate medium for his clean yet tactile aesthetic that has a distinct joie de vivre. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee, with his amazing wife Laura and their two funny cats.

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Non-fiction

ISBN-13

9780448462899

Lexile Measure

680

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Publisher

Penguin Workshop

Publication date

February 07, 2013

Series

What Was?

BISAC categories

JNF025200 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/19th Century

Library of Congress categories

History
19th century
Frontier and pioneer life
California
Social life and customs
Gold mines and mining
Gold discoveries
1846-1850

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