Bo-Bo's Cave of Gold (At the Heels of History)

by Pam Berkman (Author) Claire Powell (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

To save their family, Bo-Bo, a golden mutt, and her human brother Sheng must find a legendary treasure during the California Gold Rush in this second book of the At the Heels of History series, inspired by important events and told through the eyes, ears, and noses of dogs.

California, 1852. Sage, a golden, big-hearted mutt, is abandoned by her pack. She is about to give up hope when a silly bird squawks her out of her sadness and leads her to Sheng, a young gold prospector. Sheng renames her Bo-Bo, the Chinese word for treasure, and they soon become inseparable.

When Bo-Bo frees a caged bear, the bear's owner--who is also a cruel tax collector--demands a huge price from Sheng for losing the bear. But where can Bo-Bo and Sheng find that much gold? Their only chance is a fabled cave rumored to be filled with treasure. But the cave is supposedly located across the foothills, on a path loaded with danger. Will Bo-Bo and Sheng find it in time?

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Pam Berkman
Pam Berkman has written books for grown-ups and At the Heels of History is her first series for kids. She loves writing about events in history and thinking about how they connect to things that are happening today. She also works as an editor. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and twin sons.

Dorothy Hearst is the author of the Wolf Chronicles trilogy. She loves writing about canine characters, birds, and other creatures who can give us the chance to see ourselves in new ways. She is an acquiring editor, a martial artist, a self-defense instructor-in-training, an avid hiker and reader, and a dog lover. She is not entirely domesticated, but is very food motivated.

Claire Powell is a bestselling children's book illustrator working in London. She started out designing for big-hitting television brands before an impromptu visit to a children's book exhibition led her down the path of illustration. Self-taught, Claire got her first book deal in 2016 and has never looked back.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781534433366
Lexile Measure
480
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date
April 28, 2020
Series
At the Heels of History
BISAC categories
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV016140 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
JUV011020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
Library of Congress categories
History
Dogs
California
Swindlers and swindling
Gold mines and mining
Chinese Americans
1846-1850

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