{"product_id":"snowshoe-thompson-further-confessions-of-georgia-nicolson-9780064442060","title":"Snowshoe Thompson: Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristmas is coming, and Danny's father is away digging for gold...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny wishes his dad would come home from Nevada for Christmas and writes him a letter to tell him so. When snow cuts off the mail until spring, only postman John Thompson can get through the Sierra Nevada Mountains to deliver his letter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tale is based on the true story of a Scandinavian immigrant in the 1850s who braved the long and treacherous journey over the mountains on skis to deliver bags of mail that often weighed over 100 pounds. Snowshoe Thompson managed to become a legend of the gold rush days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is lively historical fiction with a nice sense of character and adventure, and the illustrations are packed with feeling and action.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSnowshoe Thompson\u003c\/em\u003e is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level Three books are written for early independent readers. They include some challenging words and more complex themes and stories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevinson, Nancy Smiler:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNancy Smiler Levinson has written many popular books for young readers, including \u003cem\u003eMagellan and the First Voyange Around the World\u003c\/em\u003e and the I Can Read Books \u003cem\u003eClara and the Bookwagon, \u003c\/em\u003e illustrated by Carolyn Croll, and \u003cem\u003eSnowshoe Thompson, \u003c\/em\u003e illustrated by Joan Sandin. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandin, Joan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJoan Sandin is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including the I Can Read books \u003cem\u003eSmall Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e, written by Nathaniel Benchley, \u003cem\u003eSnowshoe Thompson\u003c\/em\u003e, written by Nancy Smiler Levinson, and her own \u003cem\u003eThe Long Way Westward\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Long Way to a New Land\u003c\/em\u003e. Ms. Sandin lives in Tucson, AZ.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692600332562,"sku":"9780064442060","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf254e19-9490-4dd2-83af-87d8dd2a8d9a.jpg?v=1734128962","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/snowshoe-thompson-further-confessions-of-georgia-nicolson-9780064442060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}