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LAST GOLD DIGGERS, THE
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Written by
Harry Horse
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Illustrated by
Harry Horse
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Hardcover: $12.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-435-8
Total Pages: 128
Size: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2
70 black & white line illustrations
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Early Reader, ages 7-10/Fiction
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Harry Horse wrote and illustrated many books for children, including the popular Little Rabbit picture books and the novels The Last Polar Bears and The Last Castaways. He was also a political cartoonist for several national newspapers in the United Kingdom. He passed away in 2007.
For more information on Horse's work, please visit www.LittleRabbit.net
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Hilarious and entertaining letters capture Grandfather and Roo's charmingly eccentric personalities and the amusing calamities that befall them Down Under.
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
Reading Counts Test #: Q43436
Reading Counts Level: 6.4
AR Quiz#: 122384
AR Reading Level: 5.4
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Grandfather is off to Australia, on an expedition to find lost-lost Uncle Vincent, who ran away to seek his fortune years ago. Accompanying him is Roo, a remarkable little dog with strong views and a short attention span, and a golf cart full of equipment.
Roo is worried about being upside down, but that turns out to be the least of their problems. After a tricky flight on Quality Airlines (featuring the only steam-powered plane in the world), our intrepid explorers land in Sidney, Australia—not Sydney, as it turns out—and must advance up the Snakey River to Gold Town.
Grandfather and Roo endure blistering heat, a rebellious camel, and disreputable kangaroos, as they head off on foot to find the Gold Field, last known home of Uncle Vincent.
Author-illustrator Harry Horse tells this hilarious, original story through Grandfather’s journal and his affectionate letters written to his grandchild back home. Horse’s winsome pen-and-ink illustrations capture the charmingly eccentric personalities of Grandfather and his delightful canine companion and the amusing calamities that befall them. The result is a fanciful tale that will delight young and old alike.
Stay tuned for more adventures with Grandfather and Roo!
The Last Polar Bears · Available Now!
The Last Gold Diggers · Available Now!
The Last Cowboys · Available Now!
The Last Castaways · Coming Spring 2009
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Reviews
“…many will enjoy reading between the lines and feeling smarter than the narrator.”Booklist “…this text is accessible for all early chapter-book readers, especially as simple black-and-white illustrations on nearly every page break up blocks of text. Silly fun.”Kirkus
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