Photographs and simple text portray five working steam locomotives of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad as they travel through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Born and bred in New York City, eleven-year-old Carrie is not looking forward to spending the summer on her aunt's Colorado ranch until she is introduced to Georgia, a Paint horse that is as swift as the wind.
Presents a children's book for early readers that describes, through the eyes of a ten-year-old girl, the things to do and see while living in the mountains of Colorado.
the Colorado gold rush of 1859 : a tale of the Old West : an I witness novel
Avi
2008
Early Whitcomb, whose family's farm in Iowa is failing due to drought, is enticed by his uncle Jesse to go west and dig for gold to help prevent foreclosure, but during their adventure, Jesse gets into trouble, and Early makes hard decisions while trying to find his relative and the riches that lay hidden in the mountains.
Based upon the life of a real girl, the author tells the story of Elk Girl, a member of the Ute tribe, who is captured by the Cheyenne during the 1860s, sold to an Arapaho warrior, rescued by a white soldier, and finally returned to her home.