The Lost Treasure of Captain Kidd - Softcover

Lourie, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0984863702 ISBN 13: 9780984863709

Publisher: Snake Mountain Press, 2012

Synopsis

Tales of pirates' treasure are real to Killian and his friend Alex, who set off on a hunt for gold doubloons buried by Captain Kidd, the notorious pirate who stashed his loot in the Hudson Highlands when his ship went down in a storm 300 years ago. Spurred on by Killian's recurring dream of the ghostly pirate pointing the way to the gold, the boys desperately try to keep one step ahead of Cruger, a crazed treasure hunter whose cave they discover on haunted Bannerman's Island. Even the prospect of meeting the huge ghost dog who guards Kidd's treasure isn't enough to stop Killian in his quest, as his pirate dream fast becomes a nightmare.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A wonderful book. I couldn't put it down! (Jean Craighead George, author of My Side of the Mountain and Julie of the Wolves) Full of suspense, an exciting adventure. What a great way for kids (and adults) lto learn about history. (Jean Marzollo, author of the I Spy series)

About the Author:

Peter Lourie was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and grew up in New England, Ontario, Canada, and New York City. He holds a BA in classics from New York University, an MA in English Literature from the University of Maine, and an MFA in nonfiction creative writing from Columbia University. He has taught writing for many years (Middlebury College, Columbia College, University of Vermont), and now makes his living traveling, writing and photographing. He also visits schools to share his adventures with students and teachers. He lives in Vermont where he is now working on an ongoing NSF-funded digital story-telling project about the Arctic, a book about the Leakey family on Lake Turkana, Kenya, and a book about the Royal Inka Roads of the Andes. http://peterlourie.com http://peterlourie.com/bio/index.htm http://arcticstories.net

About this edition

• Publisher: Snake Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0984863702
• ISBN 13: 9780984863709
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96