Canadian Flyer Adventures #3: Crazy for Gold - Softcover

FRIEDA WISHINSKY has written many beloved and best-selling books for children. Her books have earned numerous accolades, including a nomination for the Governor General’s Award. She is the author of Where Are You, Bear?; You’re Mean, Lily Jean; and Each One Special, among others. Originally from New York, she now lives in Toronto. Dean Griffiths realized his love for drawing at the age of 12, halfway through reading a comic book. He has illustrated over a dozen children's books, including The Patchwork House by Sally Fitz-Gibbon. He lives in Duncan, BC.

Readers will be sure to learn handfuls of information about this time in Canadian history without realizing that a history lesson is hidden within this adventure story...Crazy for Gold is a great installment in a fine new Canadian historical fiction series for children. Highly Recommended. (CM Magazine: Canadian Review of Materials)

Wishinsky does a great job mixing fact with fiction to create a fun adventure that ties in well with the grade school curriculum...Crazy for Gold makes a great addition to any young reader’s library. (Canadian Bookseller)

What child can resist a great adventure? Add in the element of time travel and you have a sure winner on your hands! [...] Our youngest generation can learn for themselves that Canadian history is NOT boring...and have lots of fun along the way. (Canadian Children’s Book News)

There’s a nice, earnest storytelling going on here and the turns are as involving as the historical facts. (CJSF, CITR and CFRO Radio)

The Canadian Flyer Adventures is a magical chapter book series that transports early readers back to the most exciting points in Canadian history. The third book in this series has Emily and Matt using the magical sled to time travel back to the days of the famous Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1800s. Readers are in for a great adventure. (Edmonton's Child)

The step-up from full-color picture books to chapter books is not always appealing...The Canadian Flyer Adventures series...smooths the transition with bright, lively colors, large text and plenty of sketches throughout the book. (The Evening News)

At a primary-school age when getting to the end of a book can seem to some kids as daunting as crossing the Chilkoot Pass itself, this series’ large print and short chapters make it all seem more do-able. (Victoria Times-Colonist)

The Canadian Flyer Adventures series is a wonderful addition to literature for younger students; this volume is fast-paced, and exciting, and complements perfectly the themes of Canadian history taught in the classroom...How wonderful to find a series that is both educational and full of adventure! (Resource Links)

Full of amazing feats and drama of the time, believable characters and great historical facts, this installment of the series brings a piece of Canadian history to life for younger readers. (Woozles Staff Pick)

The Canadian Flyer Adventures is a cool new historical adventure series...Each title is a stand-alone, content driven historical adventure designed to inform as well as entice. (readingkidsbooks.blogspot.com)