Yukon River - Softcover

Lourie, Peter

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ISBN 10: 1563978784 ISBN 13: 9781563978784

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 2000

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Peter Lourie takes young readers on an exciting 460-mile canoe trip down the Yukon river to the gold fields of the Klondike. From Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon Territory, onwards to the Arctic Circle, Lourie follows the rugged route of the great gold rush of 1898. This dramatic firsthand account, generously illustrated with full-color photographs as well as photographs from the Yukon Archives, captures the lure of a river that is rich in history and in natural beauty.

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About the Author:

Peter Lourie is the author of Amazon: A Young Reader's Look at the Last Frontier and Hudson River: An Adventure From the Mountains to the Sea, both published by Boyds Mills Press. He lives in Beacon, New York.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 5-8-- A photo-travelogue of a canoe trip during which Lourie and a friend paddled 460 miles, from Canada's Whitehorse to Dawson. Interspersed with the first-person narrative are facts and archival photographs of the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s. That mixture of current and historical information is sometimes confusing, especially because of the inclusion of the black-and-white photographs with little or no explanation in the accompanying text. The descriptions are laced with the author's expectations and predictions of what the pair would encounter. The title is somewhat misleading in that the two navigate only a small portion of the Yukon, which begins on the edge of Alaska near the Bering Sea. Even more misleading is when returning salmon are labeled ``she'' when, in fact, both sexes migrate back to their birth rivers. These are quibbles however. The excellent photographs and commentary are a useful accompaniment to studies of Jack London (Who doesn't want to see Lake Laberge?) or the gold rush. A lovely vacation reminiscence that also can also serve as a resource in classrooms and as an inspiration to young adventurers. --Mollie Bynum, Chester Valley Elementary School, Anchorage, AK
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