Click to enlargeSnowshoe Thompson

by Nancy Smiler Levinson

A Scandinavian miner drawn to California by the gold rush introduced skis to this country. This sweet, easy-to-read story tells how he brought news to a small, snowbound boy in Placerville.

paper, 64p, 5x8

Grades 1-2. LX 330. F&P-O. [4.3]


HT5$3.99