Pinto's Journey Contributor(s): Bronson, Wilfrid S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865345570 ISBN-13: 9780865345577 Publisher: Sunstone Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2007 Annotation: Pinto Goodluck, a little Indian boy, lived with his mother, his grandfather, and his burro, Ambrosio. His grandfather made beautiful jewelry from silver and turquoise that he traded with other Indians for corn, bread, and vegetables, and sold to the tourists. When the turquoise mine closed, Pinto decided to try to find a secret turquoise mine himself. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2006052283 |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Physical Information: 0.15" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.23 lbs) 64 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Pinto Goodluck, a little Indian boy, lived with his mother, his grandfather and his burro, Ambrosio. His grandfather made beautiful jewelry from silver and turquoise. He traded it with other Indians for corn and bread and vegetables. Sometimes he sold it to the tourists in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and bought sugar and salt and coffee. Then the Great War came and all the young men went away and the turquoise mines were closed. Grandfather knew of a secret mine but it was a long way off and the journey was full of danger. Grandfather was too old to go. There were steep mountains to climb and wild arroyos to cross. There were all sorts of fierce animals, mountain lion and bears and buzzards. Pinto was afraid of all these things, but he was a very brave little boy. He decided he would try to find the secret mine himself. One night when his mother and grandfather and everyone in the village was asleep, he took some piņon nuts, three cold biscuits, a blanket and his bow and arrow and he and Ambrosio set out on the dangerous journey. How Pinto found the secret mine and brought home the turquoise is an absorbing adventure story for young readers. |
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